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海慕特‧瑞霖 l 指揮
“音樂應該要讓人感到耳目一新，要能探觸、反映心靈最深處，絕對不僅只是聽了舒服就好的那種陳腔濫調…”
─海慕特‧瑞霖
音樂大師海慕特‧瑞霖(Helmuth Rilling)1933年出生於德國斯圖加特(Stuttgart)，是全球最著名的指揮家、音樂教育家之一，更是當今詮釋巴赫音樂的最佳代言人。他於1954年創辦舉世聞名的加辛格合唱團 (Gächinger Kantorei)，於1965年創辦司徒加巴赫樂團 (Bach Collegium Stuttgart)，並與這兩個團體展開長期的合作，開始密集地演出、推廣巴赫 (J.S. Bach) 的音樂。自此之後，瑞霖的名字便和音樂之父巴赫密不可分了。另外，他也積極推廣浪漫時期及現代的合唱音樂，還時常委託創作並演出當今重要作曲家的現代合唱作品。瑞霖除了帶領自己的樂團在也經常應邀擔任客席指揮，足跡遍佈歐洲、美國、加拿大、亞洲以及南美等地。除此之外，他也與世界各地重要樂團合作，如：維也納愛樂、紐約愛樂、日本NHK交響樂團等。他同時與以色列愛樂交響樂團已建立了三十多年的特殊合作情誼。該樂團與他所創立的加辛格合唱團已合作演出超過百場，下一次的合作計畫於2013年。
瑞霖教授是美國奧勒岡巴赫音樂節的創辦人之一，並且從1970年創始時擔任藝術總監至今，該音樂節被公認是美國最重要的音樂節之一。1981年，他創辦了司徒加國際巴赫學院 (Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart)，一開始僅著重於推廣巴赫音樂，多年下來已逐漸演進成為一個卓越非凡的學術機構，涵蓋三大主要活動領域：經營演出團隊—加辛格合唱團與斯圖加特巴赫樂團；舉辦表演活動—學術音樂會系列(Akademiekonzerte)、斯圖加特巴赫音樂週(Bachwoche Stuttgart) 與斯圖加特音樂節(MUSIKFEST STUTTGART)；教育與推廣—大師班、研討會以及兒童教育課程。
與全球各地的年輕音樂家合作一直是瑞霖教授的工作重心，因而於2001-2009年組織了斯圖加特節慶合唱團暨交響樂團 (Festivalensemble Stuttgart)。後續並於2011年成立了斯圖加特巴赫青年樂團（Young Stuttgart Bach-Ensemble）瑞霖教授也在世界各地與當地合作舉辦國際「巴赫學院」為學生們舉辦大師班與講座，包括2010年及2012年於台灣舉辦之「台北巴赫音樂節」。
瑞霖教授源源不絕的活動，都被記錄在其數百項CD、電台與電視製作中。他是史上第一位錄製全套巴赫清唱劇的指揮家，更是發起國際巴赫學院錄製巴赫作品全集錄音計劃的幕後推手，在2000年(巴赫逝世250周年紀念)發行了全套172張CD，推出後備受各界好評。同年，他以彭德瑞茲基 (Krzystof Penderecki)的《信經(Credo)》錄音獲得一座葛萊美獎，並且在2001年再度以厲姆(Wolfgang Rihm)的《受難曲(Deus Passus)》獲得葛萊美獎提名。近年的錄音作品包括：海頓、韓德爾之作品，以及古拜杜琳娜(Gubaidulina)之《根據聖約翰福音所寫耶穌之受難與復活(The Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ according to St. John)》(2008年獲得Echo Klassik獎)；以及布瑞頓《戰爭安魂曲》之現場錄音(榮獲英國留聲機雜誌Gramophone Magazine之編輯首選獎)；委託創作Sven-David Sandström《彌賽亞》以及威爾第《安魂曲》。
瑞霖教授曾獲頒多項國際榮譽獎項，其中包括1994年聯合國教科文組織 (UNESCO)國際音樂大獎，1995年獲賀伊斯獎(Theodor Heuss Prize)。2003年獲選成為美國國家藝術科學院(American Academy of the Arts and Sciences)的榮譽會員。2008年在他的75歲生日時，獲頒德國巴登─符騰堡州(Baden-Württemberg)的最高榮譽—史道弗金質獎章(Staufer Gold Medal)。2011年11月獲得巴登巴登節慶大劇院頒贈至高無上的卡拉揚獎（Herbert von Karajan Music Prize），2012年10月獲頒馬丁路德獎章（Martin Luther Medal），並於2013年10月獲ECHO回聲古典大奬(ECHO Klassik)終身成就獎，以表彰他對巴赫音樂的貢獻。
Helmuth Rilling l Conductor
“Music should never be merely comfortable, never fossilized, never soothing. It should startle people and reach deep down inside them, forcing them to reflect.”
─ Helmuth Rilling
Helmuth Rilling, born in 1933 in Stuttgart, is acclaimed worldwide as a conductor, pedagogue and Bach scholar. In 1954, he founded the internationally recognized Gächinger Kantorei choir, which joined forces with the Bach Collegium Stuttgart as its regular orchestral partner eleven years later. It was at this time that Professor Rilling began his intensive work with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Rilling has both fervently advocated neglected choral music of the Romantic period and promoted contemporary music by regularly commissioning and performing pieces by key composers of our time.
He has toured across Europe, the United States, Canada, Asia and South America, either as guest conductor or with his own ensembles. Maestro Rilling has collaborated with the world’s first-‐class orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic or Japanese NHK-‐Symphony Orchestra.
Over the last 30 years a special friendship has developed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom Professor Rilling has performed in more than 100 concerts.
He is co-‐founder and Artistic Director of the Oregon Bach Festival, which since its inception in 1970 has become one of America’s most prestigious music festivals. In 1981, he established the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, which initially focused on the promotion of J.S. Bach’s music and in the course of time grew into an exceptional institution that excels not only in its ensembles (Gaechinger Kantorei and Bach-‐Collegium Stuttgart) but devotes considerable resources to education and outreach through master classes, symposia and children’s programmes.
Working with young musicians from around the globe has always been a central focus of Rilling’s work. As part of a project of the Bach Academy Stuttgart, from 2001 -‐2009 he worked with the Festivalensemble Stuttgart, which led to the foundation of the Young Stuttgart Bach-‐Ensemble in 2011. Through his worldwide network of Bach Academies, Rilling offers workshops for students across the globe. In 2010-‐2011 Maestro Rilling travelled to Japan, USA, Taiwan, Spain and Italy, and toured China with his Gaechinger Kantorei and Bach-‐Collegium Stuttgart for the first time.
Helmuth Rilling’s inexhaustible, creative activity is documented in hundreds of CD, radio and television productions. He was the first to record all of the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach, and was the initiator of the International Bachakademie’s critically acclaimed project to record Bach’s complete works, released on 172 CDs during the Bach anniversary year in 2000. In the same year, Rilling won the coveted Grammy Award for his recording of Krzysztof Penderecki´s Credo, and was again nominated in 2001 for his recording of Wolfgang Rihm´s Deus Passus. Recent recordings include works by Haydn, Händel, and Gubaidulina (The Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ according to St. John, Echo Klassik Award in 2008), as well as a live recording of Britten’s War Requiem (Editor's Choice Award of the British Gramophone Magazine), the Messiah by Sven-‐David Sandström, which Rilling commissioned, and Verdi’s Requiem. His recording of Honegger’s Joan of Arc was published in 2013.
Helmuth Rilling received the UNESCO International Music Prize in 1994, and the Theodor Heuss Taten der Versöhnung (Deeds of Reconciliation) prize the following year. In 2003, he became an Honorary Member of the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences, and in 2008 – on the occasion of his 75th birthday – he was awarded the Staufer Gold Medal, the highest award of the state of Baden-‐Württemberg.
In November 2011 Maestro Rilling was awarded the prestigious Herbert von Karajan Music prize in Baden-‐Baden, Martin Luther Medal in 2012 and ECHO Klassik Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. Helmuth Rilling was honoured for his unique lifetime engagement with Johann Sebastian Bach as well as his teaching activities around the world.
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