Emanuel Dantscher

Conductor & Clarinetist

Kammerphilharmonie Lübeck

Since 2021, Emanuel Dantscher has served as Artistic Director of the Kammerphilharmonie Lübeck – a young orchestra with a distinct artistic identity and growing presence in northern Germany. Under his leadership, the ensemble has expanded its repertoire, developed new outreach formats, and built lasting partnerships with schools, foundations, and cultural institutions.

A particularly impactful project was a choreographed performance of Beethoven’s Eroica featuring more than 100 young dancers from diverse social backgrounds – an example of how musical quality, social participation, and artistic openness can be meaningfully combined.

International Collaboration

In Colombia, he works regularly with the Filarmónica del Café – an orchestra project dedicated to supporting young musicians. His work there merges artistic excellence with intercultural exchange and educational responsibility.

Youth and Amateur Orchestras

Emanuel Dantscher has long been committed to working with youth and amateur orchestras. He led the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Lübeck for several years, collaborated as conductor and assistant with the State Youth Orchestra of North Rhine-Westphalia (LJO NRW), and has served as Artistic Director of Hamburg’s Orchester91 since 2023 – an ambitious amateur orchestra that regularly performs at the Laeiszhalle.

Ensemble Development & Innovation

A central focus of his work lies in the development of sustainable ensemble structures, cross-genre programming, and concert formats that engage with socially relevant themes. For a joint project with the Ensemble Konsonanz, he was awarded the “Concert of the Future” prize by the University of Music and Theatre Hamburg.

"How the 25-year-old conductor Emanuel Dantscher shaped this collective into a symphonic body of sound was marked by overwhelming emphasis, glowing intensity, and emotional depth."

– Badische Zeitung

"One could feel how deeply Dantscher had engaged with the revelations of a highly sensitive artistic soul in the 'Pathétique' – and how closely he let this great music touch him."

– Badische Zeitung

"The conductor demanded uncompromising, vehement, and sharp-edged playing: impressive were the powerful string sound, the cutting edge of the brass, the dark depth of the five double basses, and the unleashed surge of the percussion."

– Badische Zeitung

"The State Youth Orchestra of North Rhine-Westphalia achieved another milestone with this concert. This evening will be remembered longer than any world-famous orchestra playing familiar fare."

– O-Ton Leverkusen

"The waltz version of Maurice Ravel’s La Valse, originally composed as ballet music, was delivered by these young musicians with a level of intensity rarely heard."

– O-Ton Leverkusen