Vice President

Burkhard Glashoff, born in 1970, has been with the Konzertdirektion since January 2001. He studied music and history and worked as a freelance producer for NDR (Norddeutscher Rundfunk). Subsequently he worked with the Niedersächsisches Gastspielbüro in the planning and implementation of the classical programme for EXPO 2000 in Hannover. Glashoff started off as a project manager in the orchestra department of the Konzertdirektion and in October 2005 was promoted to the position of Director. Since then he has been responsible for planning tours and projects for top international symphony orchestras.

Project Manager

Alexander Hollensteiner was born in Braunschweig and studied Musicology, Communication Science, Economics and Cultural & Media Management in Göttingen, Poitiers and Berlin. After initial work experience at various festivals, including the Berliner Festspiele, he founded the Musikalische Sommerakademie Schloss Königs Wusterhausen in cooperation with the “Hanns Eisler” conservatoire in Berlin. From 2004 he was Dramaturge and Director of programme planning at the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and in 2007 took on the position of Associate Artistic Director. In June 2009 Alexander Hollensteiner joined the Orchestra Department of Konzertdirektion Schmid as Project Manager.

Project Manager

Konstantin Moritsch was born in Vienna and began working in the business office of Camerata Academica Salzburg and the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester in 1990. He has worked for Konzertdirektion Schmid on a freelance basis since 1995 in the areas of orchestra tour management and special projects.

Project Manager

After finishing her music studies at the University of Würzburg and a year in London, Carola Reul went on to train as a teacher for secondary education. During her ensuing studies for a Postgraduate Diploma in Cultural Management at City University, London she was an intern at the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Immediately after finishing her diploma she started working in the Artist Department at HarrisonParrott UK. In 2004 she moved into the Tour Department where she was responsible for logistics, contracting and tour management. She supports the team of the Orchestra Department of Konzertdirektion Schmid as Project Manager since June 2007.

Director of Logistics

Nicole Apitius, born in Hannover, completed an apprenticeship in freight forwarding and worked as a cargo agent at Hannover Airport before joining Konzertdirektion Schmid in 1990. She is responsible for tour logistics in the orchestra department and in January 2000 took over the management of the logistics department.

Logistics

Michael Freiburg grew up in Heidelberg and Brussels and went on to study music education and romance languages and literature in Hannover. His first encounter with the music business was at the EXPO 2000 in Hannover where, as production assistant, he organized the cultural programme for Brazil in cooperation with the Brazilian agency Dell’Arte. After several internships and a period of freelancing in the field of artists management and touring at Dell’Arte in Rio de Janeiro, he has now joined the logistics team in the orchestra department of Konzertdirektion Schmid.

Logistics

Born and raised in a rural community, she studied in a city with over a million inhabitants and has worked since February 1998 in the orchestra department at Konzertdirektion Schmid with an emphasis on tour organisation. The many concerts she attends in the context of her work give her particular pleasure. Being able to combine what she loves with the work that needs to be done makes her job fulfilling.

Executive Assistant
Publicity Material / Sponsorship

Baiba Birzgalis was born in England as the daughter of Latvian parents. She studied business administration and languages and subsequently worked as a tour guide in Europe and the USA . She has been a member of the staff of Konzertdirektion Hans Ulrich Schmid since 1989 and takes care of sponsorship requirements and PR materials for orchestra tours.