Jori Klomp

→ Chordirektor & Kapellmeister

Jori Klomp
© Matthias Baus

Born in Belgium, Dutchman Jori Klomp is a saxophonist, singer and conductor. In 2013, he completed his Bachelor's degree in classical saxophone at the Maastricht Conservatory. A year later followed his Bachelor in solo singing and in 2018 his Master in choral conducting at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht with Rob Vermeulen. Jori Klomp is regularly active as a conductor and language trainer at Opera Zuid in Maastricht and has been passionately teaching choral conducting and choral education to the students of the Music in Education programme at the Maastricht Conservatory since 2020. Since August 2018, he has been choral director at Theater Aachen, where he is responsible for the Opera Choir, the Extra Choir, the Symphonic Choir and the Children's Choir. He has also been Kapellmeister since the 19.20 season. He regularly gives guest performances as choral director at the opera house La Monnaie/De Munt in Brussels and at the Opera en Ballet van Vlaanderen in Antwerp.

Participates in

3. Familienkonzert: »Händel in den heissen Quellen Aachens« – #mitmachen | Mitsingkonzert

3. Sinfoniekonzert – Jodde Honger – Guten Appetit!

5. Sinfoniekonzert – Dubbele merssi – Doppeltes Dankeschön

Alles wird weiß

Chor+ – Das traditionelle Konzert des Sinfonischen Chores Aachen. In Kooperation mit der Aachener Chorbiennale.

Die Zauberflöte – Text von Emanuel Schikaneder

Domkonzert

Eine kleine Opera

Ernani – Text von Francesco Maria Piave nach dem Roman »Hernani« von Victor Hugo

Kurpark Classix for Kids: »Nils Holgerssons wunderbare Reise« – Musik von Anno Schreier | Libretto von Alexander Jansen

La Bohème – Oper in vier Akten von Giacomo Puccini

Neujahrskonzert – Pross Nöijohr! – Frohes neues Jahr

Neujahrskonzert Köln – Pross Nöijohr!: Das Sinfonieorchester Aachen zu Gast in der Kölner Philharmonie

Orphée aux enfers – Opéra-bouffon von Jacques Offenbach, Text von Hector Crémieux und Ludovic Halévy

Sweeney Todd – Musical von Stephen Sondheim

The Indian Queens – nach John Dryden & Robert Howard

Curlew Love Songs: Jori Klomp
Curlew Love Songs: Jori Klomp © Annemone Taake
Händel in den heißen Quellen Aachens. Jori Klomp
Händel in den heißen Quellen Aachens. Jori Klomp © Sandra Borchers
Händel in den heißen Quellen Aachens. Jori Klomp
Händel in den heißen Quellen Aachens. Jori Klomp © Sandra Borchers
Händel in den heißen Quellen Aachens. Jori Klomp
Händel in den heißen Quellen Aachens. Jori Klomp © Sandra Borchers

Why do you do theatre?
I love people, voices, mood, story, passion and ambition. It all comes together in opera.

Where do you feel at home?
In Scandinavia.

What profession would you have chosen in a parallel universe?
I would be a politician.