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Nabil Shehata<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator style=”shadow” el_width=”80″ css=”.vc_custom_1669651771314{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]The idea of “giving space to music” weaves through Nabil Shehata’s life, both literally and figuratively.<\/p>\n
As a nine-year-old, Shehata discovered the double bass, which, in his words, “opened the door to the most beautiful repertoire there is”-namely, classical music.<\/p>\n
As he grew older, his desire to engage with this music as a conductor intensified.<\/p>\n
Shehata followed this impulse, gave up his position as principal bass player of the Berliner Philharmoniker, and successfully embarked on a career as a conductor.<\/p>\n
A critic recently wrote that he conducts with “authority full of ease,” an observation that precisely aligns with Shehata\u2019s artistic vision.<\/p>\n
Music is about resonating with one another-that is what brings it to life. I strive to achieve this with orchestras.<\/p>\n
Shehata has developed a conducting style deeply rooted in chamber music, believing that this approach fosters the kind of music that delivers what audiences, orchestras, and conductors alike desire: unforgettable concert experiences.<\/p>\n
The BBC Music Magazine recognized Shehata\u2019s vision by awarding him the BBC Music Award for Best Orchestral Recording in December 2021.<\/p>\n
From 2019 to 2024, he served as the chief conductor of Philharmonie S\u00fcdwestfalen.<\/p>\n
Before that, he was chief conductor of the Munich Chamber Opera and expanded his experience at the Berlin State Opera as an assistant to Daniel Barenboim.<\/p>\n
In January 2025, Daniel Barenboim personally handed over the directorship of the Barenboim-Said Academy Orchestra to Nabil Shehata.<\/p>\n
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As a professor of double bass and chamber music in Munich and Berlin, as well as a member of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, he has dedicated many years to mentoring young musicians.\u00ec<\/p>\n
In his hometown of Verden, Shehata founded the ‘Maikl\u00e4nge’ chamber music festival\u2014a deeply personal project aimed at bringing high-quality concerts to the place where he grew up.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21221,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-21223","docente","type-docente","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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