Vita

Olivia Lee-Gundermann first studied piano at Suwon University and accompaniment at the Korea National University of Arts. She came to Germany in 2012 and studied orchestra conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, first with Prof. Karl-Heinz Bloemeke and from 2015 to 2019 with Prof. Florian Ludwig. During her studies she made her debut as a conductor in Mozart’s Magic Flute as part of the 2014 annual production at the Detmold Hochschule für Musik. In 2015 and 2016 she received a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

In 2021 she was 2nd prizewinner at the Malta International Conducting Competition and special prizewinner at the BMI International Conducting Competition in Bucharest.

In April 2023, she made her debut at Teatro Real with John Adam’s NIXON IN CHINA.

After working as a solo répétiteur as well as a Kapellmester at the Landestheater Detmold, where she conducted productions like Die lustige Witwe, Der kleine Horrorladen, Kannst du pfeifen, Johanna?, The Nutcracker, The Turn of the Screw, Le nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte, Hansel and Gretel, Martha, Zar und Zimmermann, Der Vetter aus Dingsda, Das Land des Lächelns, Die Csárdásfürstin, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Dracula, Nunsense, My fair Lady or Jesus Christ Superstar, Olivia Lee-Gundermann has been 2nd Kapellmeister at Theater Dortmund since the 2022/2023 season. Past and current projects include the new productions of Nixon in China, Gräfin Mariza, Romeo and Juliet, The Pirates of Penzance, the world premiere Mädchen in Not, as well as Die Zauberflöte and La Bohème.

As a guest conductor, she performed a wide range of repertoire from Haydn to Martinů and Kagel with the Nordwestdeutsch Philharmonic, the Detmold Chamber Orchestra, the Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kiel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Detmold Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonic Südwestfalen and the Bergische Symphoniker.

2024-08-15

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Teatro Real: NIXON IN CHINA (Official trailer)

Olivia Lee-Gundermann | Teatro Real

Oper Dortmund | GRÄFIN MARIZ

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