Ulf Schirmer

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Ulf Schirmer (born 1959 in Eschenhausen, Germany) is a German conductor. He studied at the Musikhochschule in Hamburg with György Ligeti, Christoph von Dohnányi and Horst Stein.

Schirmer has served as Generalmusikdirector of the city of Wiesbaden. He was Principal Conductor of the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1995-1998. His recordings include the following:

Carl Nielsen: Maskarade (Decca)
Franz Lehár: Schön is die Welt (CPO)
Alban Berg: Lulu (Chandos)
Richard Strauss: Capriccio (Decca)
Bohuslav Martinu: The Greek Passion (Koch Schwann)

Since 2006, Schirmer has been chief conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra.

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Preceded by Leif Segerstam	Principal Conductor, Danish National Symphony Orchestra 1995–1998	Succeeded by Gerd Albrecht
Preceded by Marcello Viotti	Chief Conductor, Münchner Rundfunkorchester 2006-present	Succeeded by incumbent