# Sebastian Lang-Lessing

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'''Sebastian Lang-Lessing''' (born 1966) is a German conductor.
== Early life and career ==
Lang-Lessing was born in [Gelsenkirchen](/source/Gelsenkirchen), [North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia), [Germany](/source/Germany). His father was a [pediatrician](/source/pediatrics), and his mother was a [physical therapist](/source/physical_therapy). He had three older sisters.<ref>[https://www.briankennethswain.com/wordpress/?p=1845 Sebastian Lang-Lessing – The Performance of a Lifetime]. Brian Kenneth Swain. Retrieved 2025-06-21.</ref>

Lang-Lessing received the Ferenc Fricsay Award at age 24.  He started his career at the [Hamburg State Opera](/source/Hamburg_State_Opera) as an assistant conductor.  He subsequently became resident conductor at the [Deutsche Oper Berlin](/source/Deutsche_Oper_Berlin). He was chief conductor of the [Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra](/source/Tasmanian_Symphony_Orchestra) from 2004 to 2011.<ref>{{Citation | date = 14 October 2010| title = Sebastian Lang-Lessing: putting the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra on the map | periodical = Life Matters, Radio National | url = http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/sebastian-lang-lessing-putting-the-tasmanian/2978878 }}</ref>  He has served as chief conductor and artistic director of the Opera National de Lorraine.

Lang-Lessing was the music director of the [San Antonio Symphony](/source/San_Antonio_Symphony) from 2010 to 2020.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://blog.mysanantonio.com/davidfilner/2010/02/meet-maestro-sebastian-lang-lessing/ | title=Meet Maestro Sebastian Lang-Lessing | work=San Antonio Express-News | author=Jack Fishman | date=2010-02-16 | access-date=2019-03-31 | archive-date=2019-03-31 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331223620/https://blog.mysanantonio.com/davidfilner/2010/02/meet-maestro-sebastian-lang-lessing/ | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article/San-Antonio-Symphony-music-director-stepping-down-13718816.php | title=San Antonio Symphony music director stepping down in 2020 | work=San Antonio Express-News | author=Deborah Martin | date=2019-03-26 | access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref>

Together with [Niki Vasilakis](/source/Niki_Vasilakis) and the [Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra](/source/Tasmanian_Symphony_Orchestra) Lang-Lessing was nominated for the 2006 [ARIA Award](/source/ARIA_Award) for [Best Classical Album](/source/ARIA_Award_for_Best_Classical_Album) for the album ''Mendelssohn, Bruch, Ravel''.<ref>{{Citation | last = McLean | first = Sandra | date = 13 September 2006| title = Urban hops as pop| periodical = Courier Mail | url = https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/urban-hops-as-pop/news-story/d9dcb6ec2782fc1d701db96009f3a970?sv=ccb302da631caa0d2d578ef760f05b5d }}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
===ARIA Music Awards===
The [ARIA Music Awards](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards) is an annual awards ceremony held by the [Australian Recording Industry Association](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association). They commenced in 1987. 
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| [2006](/source/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_2006) 
| ''Mendelssohn, Bruch, Ravel'' (with [Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra](/source/Tasmanian_Symphony_Orchestra) & [Niki Vasilakis](/source/Niki_Vasilakis))
| [Best Classical Album](/source/ARIA_Award_for_Best_Classical_Album)
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| <ref name="ARIAClassical">ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-classical-album?view=list#|title=ARIA Awards – Winners by Award|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://lang-lessing.com/ Official homepage of Sebastian Lang-Lessing]
* [http://opus3artists.com/artists/sebastian-lang-lessing Opus 3 Artists agency page on Sebastian Lang-Lessing]

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