Brandenburg Theater: Orchestra director urgently wanted!

Brandenburg Theater: Orchestra director urgently wanted!

In today's Supervisory Board meeting of the Brandenburg Theater it is very important: after the withdrawal of director Alexander Busche , which will be gaped from his tasks on September 30, 2025, a decision must now be made. A special meeting will take place on August 8 to advise on the projects that the BUSCHE may still be accompanied. The opinions within the committee are split. Critical voices come mainly from Birgit Didczuneit-Sandhop (CDU), Michael Tonn (AfD) and Norbert Langerwisch (free voters). Proponents such as Udo Geiseler (SPD) and Klaus Hoffmann (alliance green), on the other hand, rely on a future -oriented attitude.

The voice of the supervisory board head and mayor Steffen Scheller (CDU) will be particularly interesting, which is considered crucial. Langerwisch has already announced that the position of the orchestra director should be advertised and occupied immediately, since the Brandenburg symphonists are the heart of the theater. This position includes important tasks, such as the control of the company and the planning of the staff, to guarantee a stable artistic level.

The challenge of the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra

In recent years, the external appearances of the orchestra have decreased significantly. 51 musicians are currently employed, but only 31 were represented from their own house at the last water music event. Another problem is the poor utilization of the ideas; None of the last three performances could sell more than half of the spectator places. This presents the artistic management of major challenges, especially under the fact that Busche worked with 75 instrumentalists when staging the opera "Elektra", although 111 were needed.

The search for a new orchestra director is therefore a priority, immediately after the situation around the director has been clarified. This shows how important a solid leadership is to ensure both the artistic and the financial future of the theater. The University of Music and Performing Art Frankfurt highlights how decisive the management in the theater and orchestra scene is, and that the successful management of this area from a variety of experiences and merging disciplines.

dr. Alexander Busche: A look at the previous career

Some backgrounds to Dr. Alexander Busche are remarkable. He was born on March 12, 1978 in Detmold and completed an impressive degree in journalism as well as music and theater studies at the Free University of Berlin. Busche, as managing director of the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, implemented numerous innovative measures during the Corona pandemic, including the publication of video concerts. He was also an orchestra director and managing director of the Brandenburg symphonists from the 2022/23 season. These experiences make his drastic deduction all the more surprising and raise questions about the future orientation of the theater.

The challenges that the Brandenburg Theater and the Brandenburg Symphonics currently experience are diverse. The upcoming decisions will not only decide on the fate of the theater, but also about the artistic heritage and the cultural landscape of the region. Now it remains to be seen how the situation will develop and which new impulses can be set by a future orchestral director.