Liebrecht, Jobst
The conductor and composer Jobst Liebrecht studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich, as well as with Peter Eötvös. He has worked with renowned new music groups such as Ensemble Modern, Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Köln, Ensemble Resonanz, and Ensemble United Berlin. He has conducted the Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin, the Duisburg Philharmonic, the Sinfonietta Leipzig, and the Munich Chamber Orchestra. Internationally, Liebrecht has also appeared in Argentina, Georgia, South Korea, Switzerland, and the USA. Liebrecht conducted the the premieres of the operas Lunu by Moritz Eggert and Gloria von Jaxtberg by H.K.Gruber, as well as the music theatre piece Der Golem in Bayreuth at the Vienna Burgtheater with the director Einar Schleef. Liebrecht has recorded the complete works of the Italian avant-garde composer Franco Evangelisti for the West German Radio Broadcasting Corporation (WDR) in Cologne. For many years Liebrecht worked as assistant to Hans Wener Henze. In 2004, his WERGO recording of Henze`s fairy tale opera Pollicino was awarded the ECHO Klassik price within the category “Classic for Children”. Jobst Liebrecht has led the Marzahn-Hellersdorf Symphonic Youth Orchestra since the group was founded in 2005 and together with Gerhard Scherer the Landesjugendensemble Neue Musik Berlin since 2013. He is leading a composing class for children at the Staatsoper Berlin and was invited two times for a residency as a composition teacher at the Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
News
17. Oktober 2026 – Sinfonie Nr. 5 / Wien
Berlin, Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasium
18. October 2026, Berlin, Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasium: Jobst Liebrecht: Sinfonie Nr. 5 / Wien for baritone and orchestra. Jugendsinfonieorchester der…
23. Oktober 2026 – Sinfonie Nr. 5 / Wien
Wien, Das MuTh
24 October 2026, Vienna, Das Muth: Jobst Liebrecht: Sinfonie Nr. 5 / Wien for baritone and orchestra. Jugendsinfonieorchester der Freien…
14. November 2026 – APPLES
15 November 2026, Klangwerkstatt Berlin: Jobst Liebrecht: APPLES for children's orchestra. Children's ensemble of Freie Jugendorchesterschule Berlin
Works
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Silence is our Harbour
Variations for cello and accordion
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6 Duos
for violin and cello
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3 choräle / schatten, aura und arpeggio
for piano
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nöbels traum
nelly's dream; Text: Jobst Liebrecht English translation: Lidia Luciano; for soprano, horn and piano
Purchase material8 voices to build a house
Großer Kanon für 8 Violinen, 8 Schlagzeuger und Ensemble
8 Vl, 8 Perc, El Guit (and Keyboard ad lib.), Db (and El Bass ad lib.), Bn (and/or Cbn) and other bass instruments and/or El., el construction machinery ad lib.
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flute(s), trumpet(s), percussion, various chimes, strings, guitar(s), piano, apple choir (Instrumentation can be expanded and / or adapted to the possibilities)
Purchase materialSinfonie Nr. 1 / Labyrinth
Text: Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, William Blake, William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth
big girls choir (SSA), also boys and women voices possible, alphorn solo, gayageum solo, recorder choir (SATB), 3 fl (1 picc), 2 cl, sax, org / keyboard, el guit, guit, kazoo choir, trp and other brass instr ad lib., perc (at least 4), timp, str (vl, ve ad lib, vc, db)
Rental materialSinfonie Nr. 2 / Concertante
Picc.2.2(Ca).2(BassCl/ASax).2(Kfg). – 2.2.2.1. – Perc(at least 4) – Timp – Hp – Pno/Cel – Acc – Guit – Oud ad lib. – Str. – Solo Vl
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APPLES
flute(s), trumpet(s), percussion, various chimes, strings, guitar(s), piano, apple choir (Instrumentation can be expanded and / or adapted to the possibilities)
Purchase materialSinfonie Nr. 3 / Melbourne
3(Picc/Afl).2(Ca).2.BassCl.(Asax/Tsax).2. - 4.3.2.1. - Perc(at least 4) - Timp - Hp - Pno/Synth/Keyb - El Guit - Str - El
Rental materialsalivation army 19-17
Text: Emily Dickinson; for jazz singer (or mezzo soprano), alto saxophone, banjo, piano and percussion
Rental materialCHRISTMAS / weihnacht
Text: Jobst Liebrecht
Bar, Fl, Cl in Bb, Ob, Tbn, Vl, Va, Vc, Db
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arpa, assistentes y atriles
for solo harp, noise choir and 5 groups with foldable music stands
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An ordinary lesson
hommage à Paul Hindemith; for 10 players in a variable instrumental setting
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9 australian songs
on poems by Jobst Liebrecht; for soprano and flute
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le tombeau de paravelvan
Text: Guillaume Apollinaire
soprano, alto, 2 violins, 10 smartphones, bell (cymbale antique), 2 cellos and/or double basses, tutti violins ad lib.
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for bass and piano
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Variation on a Currawong
for two violas
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Toccata on St. Thomas Blues
for piano
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Pinocchio Tomatoes
for children's orchestra including at least two groups of violins
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Les adieux
for solo double bass and string orchestra
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6 stücke
for string quintet and harp
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for solo cello
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16 playful players
for strings
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