Frank Strobel

Artistic Director – European FilmPhilharmonic Institute, Berlin

A conductor whose international reputation is built on repertoire of unusual stylistic diversity, Frank Strobel has long been recognised as a leading figure in the space where film meets music. In particular, he has played a crucial role in bringing film concerts into leading opera houses and concert halls.

The 2024/25 season includes the premiere of Gance’s Napoléon epic in Paris, concerts tributing Ennio Morricone as well as the German premiere of Bram Stoker’s Dracula with music by Wojciech Kilar at the Film Festival Braunschweig.

His most important film projects include Nosferatu (2023), Ivan The Terrible (2016), J’accuse (2014), Metropolis (2010), Nibelungen (2010), Battleship Potemkin (2009), Rosenkavalier (2006), Romeo & Juliet (2006) and Alexander Nevsky (2003). He was a founding member of the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie in 2000, an institution dedicated to the artistic development of music and film in the concert hall. This has given rise to such ambitious projects as Matrix Live at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

He conducts such orchestras as the Filarmonica della Scala, HR-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Seattle Symphony, Staatskapelle Dresden, Sydney Symphony and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Strobel enjoys a close knit collaboration with the Alte Oper Frankfurt, Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, the Philharmonie in Cologne and Paris as well as with the Konzerthaus Vienna. Recently he held the position as Chief Conductor of the WDR Funkhausorchester.

Within his vast discography the series with film suites by Alfred Schnittke, to which Strobel retains the adaptation rights, were received to great critical acclaim. The fifth release of this series received an Opus Klassik Award in 2022.

Videos


Weinberg: Suite for Orchestra
Frank Strobel (conductor)
hr-Sinfonieorchester Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt
(06.05.2023)


Bernstein: Candide – Overture, Op. 49
Frank Strobel (conductor)
hr-Sinfonieorchester Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt
(06.05.2023)


Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1
Frank Strobel (conductor)
hr-Sinfonieorchester Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt
(06.05.2023)


Christopher Young: Nosferatu
Trailer
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Tonhalle Zürich – Großer Saal (24+25/02/23)
World Premiere


Scholl: Whale Song (World Premiere)
Scholl: Whale
Frank Strobel (conductor)
WDR Funkhausorchestrer
WDR Sendesaal (01/04/22)


Alfred Schnittke: Film Music Vol. 5
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Promotional Video
Capriccio (07/21)


Abel Gance: J’accuse
Preview
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Orchestre Philarmonique de Radio France


Matrix. Film in Concert
(USA, 1999)
Direction: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Music: Don Davis


Der Rosenkavalier
(Austria, 1925)
Direction: Robert Wiene
Music: Richard Strauss, adapted by Bernd Thewes, arranged by Frank Strobel


Iwan der Schreckliche
(Russia, 1943)
Direction: Sergej Eisenstein
Music: Sergej Prokofjew

Next Concerts
2025-10-0220:00ZurichTonhalle Zurich, Grosser Saal
2025-10-0322:00Zürich (Tonhalle Late)Tonhalle Zurich, Grosser Saal
2025-10-1218:00ParisConservatoire Nationale de Paris
2025-10-2120:00ParisCité de la musique - Philharmonie de Paris
2025-10-2220:00ParisCité de la musique - Philharmonie de Paris
2025-10-2320:00ParisCité de la musique - Philharmonie de Paris
2025-10-3020:00Los AngelesLos Angeles Opera
2025-10-3120:00Los AngelesLos Angeles Opera
2025-11-2720:00HannoverNDR Radiophilharmonie
2025-11-2820:00HannoverNDR Radiophilharmonie
2025-11-2920:00HannoverNDR Radiophilharmonie
2025-11-3017:00HannoverNDR Radiophilharmonie
2025-12-0320:00BerlinRundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
2025-12-0618:00Weimar Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar
2025-12-0711:00Weimar Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar
2025-12-0716:00Weimar Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar
Projects

ALEXANDER NEVSKY

(Russia, 1938)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN

(Russia, 1926)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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BLANCANIEVES

(Spain, 2012)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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BERLIN. DIE SINFONIE DER GROßSTADT

(Germany, 1927)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA

(United States, 1992)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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DAS WUNDER VON BERN

(Germany, 2003)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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DAS NEUE BABYLON

(Russia, 1928)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

(USA, 1928)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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DIE WEISSE HÖLLE VOM PIZ PALÜ

(Germany, 1929)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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THE LODGER

(United Kingdom, 1926)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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DER ROSENKAVALIER

(Austria, 1925)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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DIE ABENTEUER DES PRINZEN ACHMED

(Germany, 1913)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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NIBELUNGEN, PART 1: SIEGRIED

(Germany, 1924)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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NIBELUNGEN, PART 2: KRIEMHILDS RACHE

(Germany, 1924)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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THE TREASURE

(Germany, 1922)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC

(France, 1928)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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ENNIO MORRICONE: PER UN’IMMAGINE 

In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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FAUST

(Germany, 1925)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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HENRY V

(England, 1944)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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IM KAMPF MIT DEM BERGE

(Germany, 1921)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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IVAN THE TERRIBLE

(Russia, 1943)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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J’ACCUSE

(France, 1919)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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KING KONG – A FILM SYMPHONY

(United States, 1933)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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LA ROUE

(France, 1923)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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THE LOST WORLD

(USA, 1925)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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MATRIX LIVE. FILM IN CONCERT

In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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Master directors and their composers: Federico Fellini  & Nino Rota

In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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METROPOLIS

In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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NAPOLEON

(France, 1927)

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NOSFERATU

(Germany, 1922)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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OCTOBER

(Russia, 1928)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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THINGS TO COME

(United Kingdom, 1936)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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WITH A SMILE – CHAPLIN IN CONCERT 

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RICHARD WAGNER

(Germany, 1913)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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ROMEO UND JULIET

(Russia, 1954/55)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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News Projects

DIE TRUMAN SHOW

(USA, 1998)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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HAMLET

(Russia, 1964)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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STAR TREK

(USA, 1979)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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TOTAL RECALL

(USA, 1990)
In Collaboration with the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie

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Discography

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Movie Themes Made in GermanyMOVIE THEMES MADE IN GERMANY
Schneider, Enjott: Ohne Dich: Jenseits der Sehnsucht; Cararina von Siena, “Die Mystikerin”; Violin Concerto, “Augen der Erde” (Earth’s Eye): II. Mondsee, Die andere Frau; u.a.
Frank Strobel (conductor)
WDR Funkhausorchester
CD: Solo Musica
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UNIQUE
Soundtracks from Das Leben der Anderen, Schindler’s List, Das Parfum and more
Frank Strobel (conductor)
NDR Radiophilharmonie
(2025)
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CHRISTOPER YOUNG: NOSFERATU – A SYMPHONY OF HORROR
Young: Nosferatu – A Symphony of Horror
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Saya Hashino (orgel)
Tonhalle Orchester Zürich
CD: Simax (2024)
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Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992): Bandoneon-Konzert PER ARNE GLORVIGEN – BANDONEON
Strawinsky. Tango Glorvigen: Corazones en el viento; Valerita
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Glorvigen Quartet
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
CD: Simax (2021)
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Alfred Schnittke: Filmmusik Edition Vol.5 (CD) – jpc
ALFRED SCHNITTKE Film Musil Vol. V
Schnittke: Day Stars (Movie by Igor Talankin – Russia, 1966); The Favorite (Film by Aleksandr Zguridi & Nana Kldiashvili – Rusia,, 1985); Father Sergius (Movie by Igor Talankin – Russia, 1978)
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Rundfunkchor Berlin
CD: Capriccio ( 2021)
Opus Klassik 2022 category „Film Music/Score”
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Alexandre Astier – Kaamelott – Premier Volet (2020, CD) - Discogs Kaamelott – Premier Volet
Alexandre Astier: Kaamelott
Music by Alexander AstierFrank Strobel (conductor)
Orchestre National de Lyon

CD: Deutsche Grammophon (2020)
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Chicago - Weltstadt in Flegeljahren (1931) [Blu-ray]: Amazon.de: Hauser, Heinrich: DVD & Blu-ray
Chicago – Weltstadt in Flegeljahren

Music: New composition by Andy Miles (2020)
Frank Strobel (conductor)
WDR Funkhausorchester
DVD/Blu-ray: Absolut MEDIEN (Arte Edition) (2020)
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Kapustin & Schnittke: Cello Concertos by Eckart Runge, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Frank Strobel on Apple Music

Kapustin | Schnittke: Cello Concertos
Schnittke: Concerto For Cello And Orchestra No. 1, Op. 85; Concerto For Cello And Orchestra No. 1, Op. 85
Eckart Runge (cello)
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
CD: Capriccio (2020)
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La Roue

Silent movie by Abel Gance (France, 1923)
Music: Arthur Honegger and Paul Fosse
Music reconstruction: Bernd Thewes
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
DVD/Blu-ray: Pathé (2020)
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Berlin - New York | HIGHRESAUDIO
Berlin – New York

Songs of the musical scene in Berlin & New York in the 1930s, 1940 & 1950s
Lyambiko (vocals)
Frank Strobel (conductor)
WDR Funkhausorchester
CD: Sony Music (2019)
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Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, Op. 116 - Album by Sergei Prokofiev, Marina Prudenskaya, Alexander Vinogradov, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Frank Strobel | Spotify
Ivan the Terrible
Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible
Marina Prudenskaya (mezzosoprano)
Alexander Vinogradov (mass)
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Capriccio (2018)
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Metropolis
Silent movie by Fritz Lang (Germany, 1921)
Film music by Gottfried Huppertz
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Pan Classics (2018)
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Gottfried Huppertz (1887-1937): Filmmusik: Zur Chronik von Grieshuus (Filmmusik), 2 CDs
Zur Chronik von Grieshuus

Silent movie by Arthur von Gerlach (Deutschland, 1925)
Film music by Gottfried Huppertz
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Cd: Pan Classics (2016)
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Gottfried Huppertz (1887-1937): Die Nibelungen (Auszüge), CD
Die Nibelungen
Abstracts from the movies “Siegfried” and “Kriemhilds Rache” by Fritz Lang Movie music by Gottfried Huppertz Frank Strobel (conductor) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Cd: Pan Classics (2016)
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Der Müde Tod
Silent movie by Fritz Lang (Germany, 1921)
Music by Cornelius Schwehr
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
DVD: Murnau Stiftung (2016)
Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945): Filmmusik: Rapsodia Satanica (Musik zum Film von Nino Oxilia, 1917), CD
Rapsodia Satanica & Il Gattopardo
Mascagni: Rhapsodia Satanica Rota: Il Gattopardo Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Frank Strobel (conductor)
CD: Capriccio (2015)
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Gottfried Huppertz (1887-1937): Filmmusik: Die Nibelungen (Komplette Filmmusik), 4 CDs
Die Nibelungen
Silent movie by Fritz Lang (Germany, 1924)
Film music by Gottfried Huppertz
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
CD: PAN (2009/2010)
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Alfred Schnittke – Film Music Edition
Schnittke: The Story of an Unknown Actor; Commissar, Clowns and Children; The Waltz; The Glass Harmonica; The Fairytale of the Wanderings; Rikki-Tikki-Tavi; Sport, Sport, Sport
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Capriccio (2015)
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Pest – Die Rückkehr
Movie by Niki Stein (Germany, 2002)
Music by Ulrich Reuter
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Czech Symphony Orchestra Prague
Alhambra/ DA Music (2014)
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Die Nibelungen
Silent movie by Fritz Lang (Germany, 1924)
Film music by Gottfried Huppertz
hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt
Frank Strobel (conductor)
DVD/ blue ray: Universum Film (2013/Deluxe Edition)
Richard Wagner
Silent movie by Carl Fröhlich & William Wauer (Germany, 1913)
Music by Giuseppe Becce
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
DVD: Universum Film (2013)
Im Kampf mit dem Berge
Silent movie by Arnold Fanck (Germany, 1921)
Music by Paul Hindemith
Frank Strobel (conductor)
hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt
DVD: Universum Film (2013)
Donna Leon: Brunetti
Music by Ulrich Reuter
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock
CD: Alhambra/ DA Music (2013)
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Die Nibelungen
Silent movie by Fritz Lang (Germany, 1924)
Film music by Gottfried Huppertz
Frank Strobel (conductor)
DVD: Edition SZ Cinemathek Stummfilm (2012)
Das Weib des Pharao
Silent movie by Ernst Lubitsch
Music by Eduard Künneke
Frank Strobel (conductor)
WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
DVD (2011)
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Edmund Meisel (1894-1930): Filmmusik: Berlin - Die Sinfonie der Großstadt (Filmmusik), CD
Berlin. Die Sinfonie der Großstadt
Silent movie by Walther Ruttmann (Germany, 1927)
Music: Edmund Meisel, arranged by Bernd Thewes
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
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Metropolis
Silent movie by Fritz Lang (Germany, 1926)
Film music by Gottfried Huppertz
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
DVD, blue ray: warner home (2011)
3 Discs – Special Edition
Gottfried Huppertz (1887-1937): Filmmusik: Metropolis (Filmmusik), CD
Metropolis
Silent movie by Fritz Lang (Germany, 1926)
Film music by Gottfried Huppertz
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
CD: Capriccio (2011)
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Max Raabe: Küssen kann man nicht alleine, CD
Küssen kann man nicht alleine
Max Raabe
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Palastorchester
CD: Decca (2011)
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Alfred Schnittke
Schnittke: Quintet For Piano, 2 Violins, Viola And Cello; Trio For Piano, Violin And Cello; Quartet For Piano, Violin, Viola And Cello; Chamber Concerto (Piano Concerto No. 2) For Piano And Orchestra
Maria Lettberg (piano)
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
CD: Crystal Edition (2011)
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Rabih Abou-Khalil: Trouble in Jersualem
Abou-Kalil: Jerusalem; Lament; Gerusalemme Liberata; Once Upon A Dervish; Saladin And Nathan The Wise; A Prayer For Tolerance
Sophie Notte (cello)
Michel Godard (tuba)
Sarina Zickgraf (viola)
Tobias Feldman (violin)
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Bundesjugendorchester (BJO)
CD: enja records (2010)
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Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998): Filmmusik: Filmmusik Edition Vol.4, Super Audio CD
ALFRED SCHNITTKE Film Musil Vol. IV Schnittke: Sport, Sport, Sport; Adventures of a Dentist
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
CD: Capriccio (2009)
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Alfred Schnittke – The Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3
Schnittke: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra; Concerto for Piano (four hands) and Chamber Orchestra
Ewa Kupiec (piano)
Maria Lettberg (piano)
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
CD: Phoenix Edition (2008)
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Sigfied Wagner – Der Kobold (The Goblin)
Wagner: Der Kobold, Op. 3
Rebecca Broberg (Verena)
Regina Mauel (Gertrud)
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Nürnberger Symphoniker
DVD: Marco Polo (2008)
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Der Schmied von Marienburg, Op. 13: Ouverture - song and lyrics by Siegfried Wagner, Marek Kalbus, Till Schulze, Anton Leiss-Huber, Christoph von Weitzel, Karl Schneider, Anne Wieben, Maacha Deubner, Johannes Fottinger, Therese
Der Schmied von Marienburg
Siegfried Wagner: Der Schmied von Marienburg
Karl Schneider (Muthart)
Rebecca Broberg (Friedelind)
Ralf Sauerbrey (Willekin)
u.a.Frank Strobel (conductor)
Baltic Philharmonic Gdansk
CD: Marco Polo (2008)
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Das Neue Babylon
Silent movie by Grigori Kozintsev und Leonid Trauberg
Music by Dmitri Shostakovich
Frank Strobel (conductor)
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern
DVD: Absolut Medien (2007)
Max Deutsch (1892-1982): Filmsymphonie
Der Schatz
Silent movie by Georg Wilhelm Pabst (Germany, 1926)
Music by Max Deutsch
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
DVD: Arthaus (2007)
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Der Rosenkavalier
Silent movie by Robert Wiene (Germany, 1925)
Music by Richard Strauss
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
DVD: Edition Film + Text (2007)
Schnittke, A.: Film Music, Vol. 3 von Frank Strobel bei Amazon Music - Amazon.de
ALFRED SCHNITTKE Film Musil Vol. III
Schnittke: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi; A Tale of Travels
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
CD: Capriccio (2007)
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Die Generallinie
Silent movie by Sergei Eisenstein (Russland, 1929)
Music by Taras Buyevsky
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
DVD: AbsolutMedien (2006)
Schnittke, A.: Film Music, Vol. 2
ALFRED SCHNITTKE Film Musil Vol. II
Schnittke: Clowns and Kids; The Waltz; The Glass Accordion; The Ascent
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
CD: Capriccio (2006)
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Shostakovich: New Babylon Op. 18; A Year Is Like a Lifetime Op. 128 a
Frank Strobel (conductor)
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern
CD: Hänssler Classic (2006)
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ALFRED SCHNITTKE Film Music Vol. I
Schnittke: The Story of an Unknown Actor; Commissar
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
CD: Capriccio (2005)
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevski
Film by Sergei Eisenstein (Russia, 1938)
Music by Sergei Prokofiev
Marina Domaschenko (soloist)
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Ernst-Senff-Chor
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
CD: Capriccio 2014
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Giuseppe Becce (Detlev Glanert) - Der letzte Mann
Der letzte Mann
Silent movie by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (Germany, 1924)
Music by Giuseppe Becce
Arranged by Detlev Glanert
Frank Strobel (conductor)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken
DVD: Transit Classics (2003)
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Biography

A conductor whose international reputation is built on repertoire of unusual stylistic diversity. Frank Strobel has long been recognised as a leading figure in the space where film meet music. In particular, he has played a crucial role in bringing film concerts into leading opera houses and concert halls.

As a guest conductor Frank Strobel conducts both film concerts and symphonic repertoire with orchestras such as the Filarmonica della Scala, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony, HR-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt, London Symphony Orchestra, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National Capitole Toulouse ,Orchestre National de Radio France, Orchestre National de Lyon, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Orchestre National de Belgique, Philharmonia Orchestra, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Seattle Symphony, Staatskapelle Dresden, Sydney Symphony, ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. He is curating film symphonic concert series at the Alte Oper Frankfurt and the Tonhalle Zürich. Frank Strobel held recently the position as Chief Conductor of the WDR Funkhausorchester.

The 2025/26 season includes a tribute to Ennio Morricone, featuring both symphonic and symphonic film with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin at the Philharmonie Berlin. At the Philharmonie in Paris Frank Strobel conducts the Orchestre de Paris with the French premiere of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and music by Wojciech Kilar. In Los Angeles at the iconic United Theater on Broadway, he will perform Phantom of the Opera with the score by Roy Budd and the LA Opera Orchestra. Celebrating the centennial of Richard Strauß‘ score for Der Rosenkavalier, Frank Strobel appears at the Liederhalle Stuttgart. The cycle Die Nibelungen takes him to the Konzerthaus Vienna, conducting the ORF Radio-Sinfonieorchester. At the Philharmonie in Luxemburg and in Monaco, he appears with Hitchcocks’ Blackmail in collaboration with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo respectively. With the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich Frank Strobel performs Blancanieves at the Tonhalle Zurich and with the HR-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt Frank Strobel will appear in a symphonoic programme at the Alte Oper Frankfurt.

Frank Strobel has been particularly at home in the French music scene for some time. In July 2024, the premiere of Abel Gance’s Napoléon epic took place in its’ entirety at the Seine Musicale in Paris, lasting a total of seven hours in two parts, directed by Strobel. The Orchestre National de France, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Choeur de Radio France performed this exceptional symphonic film concert with a revised compilation by Simon Cloquet-Lafollye, incorporating a vast collection of classical scores from Mozart to Wagner. In 2023 he premiered also in Paris together with the Orchestre National de France the new score by David Hudry for Berlin. Symphony of a big city. Later on the premiere of the film concert with the feature film Kaamelott: Premier Volet by producer, actor and composer Alexandre Astier took place with the Orchestre National de Lyon. Another premiere was the film music concert Chaplin in Concert. With a smile under his direction at the Philharmonie de Paris with the Orchestre de Paris. Frank Strobel is also a repeated guest at the Festival Lumière. Grand Lyon Film Festival. In February 2021, he conducted at the Victoires de la Musique.

Another important French film concert project came to fruition at the Musikfest Berlin and at the Festival Lumière in Lyon in 2019: Abel Gance’s seven-hour silent epic La Roue, with a score specially assembled from 117 works written by French composers between 1880 and 1920. Having reconstructed Sergei Prokofiev’s music for Eisenstein’s films Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible, Strobel conducted the first performances of his realisations at the Musikfest Berlin. In 2008 an original copy of Metropolis was discovered in Buenos Aires; two years later a fully restored version of the film was premiered at the Berlinale, with Frank Strobel conducting the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. In 2006 at Dresden’s Semperoper he conducted the Staatskapelle Dresden to accompany a reconstruction of the film of Der Rosenkavalier with Richard Strauss’s original music.

Beyond the world of film music, Frank Strobel has achieved international recognition for his first performances and revivals of works by Alfred Schnittke, Franz Schreker, Alexander von Zemlinsky und Siegfried Wagner. The great Russian composer Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) found Frank Strobel congenial, considering him an ideal interpreter of his works. Strobel now retains the adaptation rights for Schnittke’s music.

In 2000 Frank Strobel co-founded the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie, an institution dedicated to the artistic development of music and film in the concert hall. Of special significance in this context was Strobel’s role as an adviser to the TV station ZDF/ARTE on its’ programming of silent films and this has resulted in notable performances of silent films to the accompaniment of legendary musical works.

Within his vast discography the CD series of first recordings with film suites by Alfred Schnittke, arranged by Frank Strobel and realised with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin were received to great critical acclaim. The fifth release of this series received an Opus Klassik Award in 2022.

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