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Thomas Klug studied violin from 1980 to 1985 with Prof. Ramy Sheveloy and Prof. Oscar Yatco at Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media. He was concertmaster of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen for more than 30 years. Furthermore, the distinguished instrumentalist and soloist has played concerts all over the world.
In the mid 1980s, he began his career as a conductor in his role as concertmaster of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie (previously: “Kammerorchester der jungen Deutschen Philharmonie”), as the ensemble played without a conductor in its early stages.

Thomas Klug lead them from the stand and conducted the orchestra with his instrument. Highlights of the program at that time include Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Grosse Fuge” adapted for chamber orchestra, the complete recording of Mozart’s violin concerts with Christian Tetzlaff in 1996, and worldwide tours with soloists such as Gidon Kremer, Heinrich Schiff, Heinz Holliger, Steven Isserlis, Håkan Hardenberger, Sandor Végh and many more.
In 1992, Thomas Klug was given the position of permanent lecturer for strings of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie.
In 1994, he instructed a course on chamber orchestra with selected members of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie. From this, “ensemble resonanz” evolved, which was developed into a respected body of sound by Thomas Klug in his position as artistic director and conductor until 1996. Today, ensemble resonanz, which has its seat in Hamburg, is internationally established.

Since February 2015, he is a regular conductor and mentor of ensemble reflektor - another young ensemble Klug has shaped into a homogeneous top class chamber orchestra over the past years. Centerpieces of his work with ensemble reflektor are Beethoven’s symphonies, always coupled with interesting programs. The first joint production, the CD “Gewaltakt”, was highly praised by press. The second CD, “Liebeslied” will be recorded by Klug and the ensemble in March 2020.
Thomas Klug has worked as a conductor both in Germany and internationally, among others with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, the chamber orchestra of the Dresdner Philharmonie, the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra Oslo, the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, the Chamber Orchestra of Cambridge, and various ensembles for New Music.

Since 1998, he is professor for violin and chamber music at the University of the Arts Bremen and was deputy rector for music for many years. He was also commissarial director of the University orchestra for more than ten years and visiting conductor at Hanzehogeschool Groningen as well as the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
Since June 2016 Thomas Klug is conductor of the NKO Bremen, an ambituos amateur orchestra, consisting of instrumental teachers, music students and advanced amateurs.