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Leonhard
Kreutzmann
Conductor
Leonhard Kreutzmann
Leonhard Kreutzmann, born in Bonn in 2003, is among the most promising conductors of his generation. He first gained international attention in 2025 as a finalist in the prestigious Donatella Flick Conducting Competition. In autumn 2024 he was appointed Chief Conductor of the KHG-Orchester Freiburg and he is currently a scholarship holder of the Forum Dirigieren of the German Music Council, supporting the nation’s most distinguished emerging conductors.
Highlights of the 2025/26 season include his work as Assistant Conductor to Dirk Kaftan
with the Beethoven Orchester Bonn at Beethovenfest Bonn, where he also conducts a
performance of the world premiere of Die Odyssee at the Theater Bonn. Further
engagements this season see him leading Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, making guest
appearances with the Nuremberg Symphony and conducting at the Murten Classics
Festival.
Recent milestones in his career include debuts with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, the Bern Symphony Orchestra and performing at the Konzerthaus Freiburg. During his studies he has already worked with renowned orchestras such as the Basel Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal and the Slovak Philharmonic.
Kreutzmann continues his conducting studies at the Zurich University of the Arts with Professors Christoph-Mathias Mueller and Johannes Schlaefli, following earlier studies in Frankfurt with Professor Vassilis Christopoulos. He has participated in masterclasses with Michael Sanderling, Jorma Panula and Ole-Kristian Ruud, has also received further valuable impulses from Cristian Măcelaru.
Coming from a family of musicians, Kreutzmann began cello lessons at the age of four
before also studying piano and trumpet. He has won multiple prizes at the national
“Jugend musiziert” competition and is currently pursuing cello studies with Orfeo Mandozzi
in Zurich. His training has also encompassed vocal studies with Thomas Heyer, nurturing
his close collaboration with singers and reinforcing his passion for opera.
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News
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26.03.2026Leonhard Kreutzmann joins KD SCHMID
Calendar
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19.04.2026Beethovenhalle BonnBonnLearn more
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30.04.2026NDR Konzerthaus HannoverHannoverLearn more
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09.07.2026Evangelische Stadtkirche OffenburgOffenburgLearn more
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10.07.2026Hochschule für Musik FreiburgFreiburgLearn more





