ANNA SCHOLL | Chapel master and artistic director
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The organist, harpsichordist and conductor has been appointed musical director at the Marktkirche Halle (Saale) in July 2024. In addition to her organ and choir work there, she founded the Collegium musicum 1750 for oratorio performances with historical instruments.
Until she took up her post, she held a one-year professorship in organ at the MDW Vienna. S
he has been performing internationally for many years as a soloist and continuo player, with a focus on special historical instruments from Schnitger to Silbermann.
From 2017 to 2023, she was artistic director of the Historic Organs Foundation, responsible for music performance and the renowned international concert series at the important organs in Lüdingworth (Wilde-Schnitger 1598/1684) and Altenbruch (Klapmeyer 1498/1727).
As a conductor and harpsichordist, she also directs the CAFÉ INTERNATIONAL baroque orchestra and regularly takes on the musical direction of productions featuring new and early music as a guest conductor at various theatres.
She studied organ, harpsichord and church music in Berlin (University of the Arts), Stuttgart (University of Music and Performing Arts), Hamburg (University of Music and Theatre) and Basel (Schola Cantorum) and graduated with distinction. Her influential teachers included Wolfgang Zerer and Jörg Halubek.
After various teaching assignments for harpsichord, performance practice and basso continuo, she was a lecturer for organ at the HfMT Hamburg from 2021-23.