Kieran Staub

The Northern Irish German pianist, harpsichordist and conductor was born in the south of Germany in Tübingen in 1992. While still at school he began his musical career at an early age being awarded several prizes at Jugend Musiziert (Young Musician of the Year) and gaining his first qualifications in organ and choral conducting at the College for Church Music in Rottenburg. In 2011 he began his degree for teacher training in music and mathematics in Freiburg. From 2015 he studied orchestral conducting under the guidance of Scott Sandmeier, Massimiliano Matesic and Lutz Köhler at the State College of Music in Freiburg, qualifying with first class honours. Since 2019 he has been a lecturer for aural training at the HfM Freiburg.

During his studies in Freiburg he distinguished himself working at the Opera School and the Theater in Freiburg. He coached and assisted several productions for at the HfM Freiburg, the Theater Freiburg, the Festival International de Música de Canarias and worked for the Lotte Lehmann Week / Academy and La Palma Música. Here he worked with famous artists such as Ricarda Merbeth, Roberto Saccà, Brenda Rae and Calixto Bieito.

Kieran founded the orchestra 'con.espressione' and since 2016 he has been the Principal Conductor of the Chamber Orchestra Landwasser. Since 2019 he has been an Associate Conductor with EnsembleOrQuesta. He has conducted Alcina, Hippolyte et Aricie, La Calisto, Euridice, The Flood, Spring Awakening, The Addams Family, Shockheaded Peter and the premières of The Cabalist of East Broadway, and Malina at the HfM Freiburg, the Freiburg Theater, the Wilhelma Theater Stuttgart, the Arcola Theatre, London, and the Cockpit Theatre, London. For the 2021/22 season Kieran worked at the Landestheater Linz (AT) as a pianist and conductor. Commencing in October 2022 he has been invited to join the staff at the Landestheater Coburg. For the 2023/24 season he will work as a vocal coach and conductor, opening with his own production of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte.