Detmold Hochschule für Musik

Joachim Harder studied in Hannover and Vienna. From 1973 to 1979 he was conductor at the opera houses in Köln, Hagen and Münster. From 1980 to 1983 he was chief conductor of the Concepción Symphony Orchestra (Chile), during this time he also performed in Argentina and Ecuador. With his return to Germany he devoted himself intensively to youth orchestras like the student orchestra at the University of Münster; the NRW Youth Chamber Orchestra; the Berlin and Niedersachsen State Youth Orchestra, as well as the Young German Philharmonic. He has undertaken concert tours throughout Europe and to Japan. Since 1991 he is Professor of Conducting at the Detmold University of Music. In addition, he has performed as conductor with numerous European orchestras. He conducted master classes in Spain, Yugoslavia and Italy. In 2010 he was invited to Taiwan to conduct a performance of the Fledermaus.