Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Advisor

Robert Reimer is an internationally active conductor with a focus on music theatre, ballet and symphonic repertoire. Regular guest at the Vienna State Opera, founder and artistic director of the Anton Bruckner Festtage Berlin. Collaboration with leading opera houses, orchestras and festivals in Germany and abroad.

Vienna State Opera (since 2021)

Successful debut at the Vienna State Opera conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in a premiere featuring Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 15 and Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements. Since then, regular re-engagements for several productions, including Eugene Onegin (John Cranko), Swan Lake (Rudolf Nureyev), Don Quixote (Nureyev) and Sleeping Beauty (Martin Schläpfer). A total of five productions to date, with further engagements in preparation.

Anton Bruckner Festtage Berlin - Founder and Artistic Director

Founder of the Anton Bruckner Festtage Berlin (first edition in 2022 at Berlin Cathedral). Artistic conception and overall responsibility for the festival. Performances of the first five symphonies by Anton Bruckner; in 2024 including the Symphony No. 3 (guest performances in Poland and the Czech Republic) and the Symphony No. 5. For 2026, the Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7 are planned.

Other Opera Houses (Selection)

Bavarian State Opera, Berlin State Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Royal Danish Opera, Finnish
National Opera Helsinki, Norwegian National Opera Oslo, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona,
Grand Théâtre de Genève, Copenhagen Opera Festival, Stuttgart State Opera, Deutsche Oper
am Rhein (Kapellmeister). Repertoire includes, among others: Tristan und Isolde, Der Freischütz, Eugene Onegin, Katya Kabanova, Manon, The Magic Flute.

Concert Activity (Selection)

Engagements with, among others, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Phil,
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, HR Symphony Orchestra, German Radio Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Strasbourg, Copenhagen Phil, Tonkünstler Orchestra Lower Austria, Royal Danish Orchestra, German State Philharmonic of Rhineland-Palatinate, City Chamber Orchestra Hong Kong, Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, and the Orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin.

Media / Recordings

Participation in more than 30 productions for television, radio, DVD, CD and streaming in
national and international contexts. Regular broadcasts since 2014 (including DR, RBB, ARD).
CD recordings released by Skarbo (Ledroit: St John Passion), Navona Records (Tristan und Isolde, concert version) and Alpha Classics (Zender: Schubert’s Winterreise).