Sebastian Lang-Lessing is Music Director of the Korean National Opera and Music Director Emeritus of the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra. His curiosity, versatility, extensive repertoire and interest in all cultures make him a unique artist who holds the title of music director on all five continents. Lang-Lessing regularly conducts at major opera houses around the world. He opened the iconic Oslo Opera House with a new production of Porgy and Bess in collaboration with Cape Town Opera, of which he became Music Director shortly afterwards. In Paris, he worked with Maurice Béjart on his spectacular interpretation of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, with which he later toured Japan. Sebastian Lang-Lessing's symphonic repertoire extends far beyond his German roots. His close, personal connections to the symphonies of Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Beethoven can be heard in numerous recordings and concerts.
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Sebastian Lang Lessing (c) Hwang Pil Joo
