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The German Television awarded Composer, Producer and Muscial Director received just recently 2017 two Musical Silver awards for his latest Production of his Rock Musical „Der Ring“ and 2020 as Best new Musical “ Der Mann mit dem Lachen” at the rewarded Staatsoperette Dresden the Musical 1 Award and 5 Nominations for at the german Musical Award.

There are well over 2 million visitors of his other works, such as "Qi" (Friedrichstadt Palast Berlin), "Elements", "Hexen", "Hansel and Gretel" (FSP Berlin), "POE" (Munich), "Paradise of Pain", "Phantasma" (Saarland State Theatre), his new interpretation of the classic Nibelung myth titled "The Ring" (Bonn Opera) or "SnoWhite" (Theater Bonn) which was filmed in 2013 by the German Televison ARD.

Frank Nimsgern wrote to this day, more than two dozen film scores, including the music for far ten episodes of the TV long-running „TATORT", "Hepzibah", "Helicops" etc. as well as various promotional trailer, among other things, Carlsberg USA, Peugeot, Schwartau, Karlsberg & Lagnese.

He worked for the Chaka Khan from 1994-96 as a musical director and guitarist. As a session musician he has played on 50 albums with and for like i.e. Anna Netrebko, Gino Vannelli, Chaka Khan, Billy Cobham, the Supremes, Klaus Doldinger, Pete York, Superdrumming or John Lord. With his own band, he traveled for the Goethe Institute by almost all the continents of the world, with distinction in Jakarta South-East Asia.

Nimsgern wrote the title song for the daily Las Vegas Show by "Siegfried & Roy" :"Can you see the light".

His musical "POE", which was created in collaboration with Heinz Rudolf Kunze, has been awarded several times. As musical director / supervisor he worked also in London, Berlin Friedrichstadt Palast ,Classic Open Air Berlin, Munich Tollwood, Oper Bonn, Saarl.Staatstheater or Las Vegas .Until end of June 2010, visitors could see and hear his compositions for the Berlin Friedrichstadt palace production “Qi” . The press and public alike celebrated to this day show attracted over 550,000 visitors.

Since October 5, 2018, his Nibelungen musical “Der Ring” has been running again in the Festspielhaus Neuschwanstein, planned for the next 5 years. In 2021 he arranged the musical “Zeppelin” for Ralph Siegel.

Nimsgern currently produces and composes “Das Lebensalbum” for & with the German TV Legend Dieter Hallervorden “80Plus” which has been related November 2021.

Due to the Covid pandemic, Nimsgern will celebrate new works such as “Freedom”, his first Opera “Martyr”at the Theater Pforzheim and “Jack the Ripper” on Sept 17th 2022 at the rewarded Theater Hof.

Current info:

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Works

Friedrichstadtpalast Berlin "ELEMENTS" - The Millennium Show (world premiere) Composition, lyrics and arrangements Book: Sascha Illjinskij, Jürgen Nass

Year	Activity
2022	World premiere: “Jack the Ripper” Theater Hof. CD + audio book with Dieter Hallervorden, Mark Seibert, Zodwa Selele, Sandy Mölling. World Premiere: “Martyr” Opera Musical by F.N. & T. Münstermann Theater Pforzheim. World premiere: “The Tempest” based on Shakespeare Music: FN open-air theater in Luisenburg As Musical Director and Instrumentalist: Mark Seibert Tour “Zeitelmoos” open-air stage in Luisenburg
2021	Dieter Hallervorden “80 Plus” production & composition. Album release: Telamo / Film: Halliwood Berlin, Freedom” George Michael Show Theater Pforzheim ZDF New Year's Eve Gala Berlin
2020	"Zeppelin" - The Musical” Arrangement & Supervision for Ralph Siegel Dieter Hallervorden “80 Plus” production
2019	State operetta Dresden premiere “The Man with the Laugh” A Symphonic Musical by F.N. for opera, ballet and musical ensemble. Musical Director & Composer Mark Seibert Tour "The Ring" Festspielhaus Neuschwanstein 3rd year
2018	"The Ring" Festspielhaus Füssen / Musical1 Silver Award "Most popular musical - short run" and "Best musical novelty 2016" "Rock Musical Circus" by F.N. for TUI CRUISES Mein Schiff
2017	“Falco” Musical Ballet by Amy Share & F.N. Theater Pforzheim over 40 shows and 2 seasons / various TV compositions.
2016	"The Ring" Theater Hof 1st place in the musical CD charts with Mark Seibert "So Far" produced & recorded by FN. Composer and author for "CARE - Germany" and "Child Protection Association"
2015	"Paradise of Pain'' Reloaded at the Saarländisches Staatstheater. Lecturer Stage Factory Berlin, Hamburg “Joop van der Ende Academy”, Nancy M.A.I.
2014	Voluntary projects: "Care" Germany Luxembourg e.V. The anti-racism project “color blind” with students from 8 nations Official Representative : Alliance Against Depression & Child Protection Association
2013	ARD film adaptation of F.N`s "SnoWhite" Opera Bonn “SnoWhite” tour including ensuite in Neunkirchen blower hall Film scores “Fair Trade”, “SnoWhite” ARD “Falco” Theater Trier Ballet by Amy Share /Arranged & Prod.by F.N.
2012	“Qi” Orchestral Suite for TUI Cruises “Mein Schiff” “SnoWhite” Co Producer, Conductor & Artistic Director - Oper Bonn Management of ON Stage GmbH “Play me” conducting and supervising opera Chemnitz ARD crime scene “A handful of paradise”
2011	"Strangel - Angel of the Odds" Morro Images film music "Rocky Horror Show" conductor and new arrangement Staatstheater Saarbrücken
2010	"Hepzibah" soundtrack for the feature film, PRO 7, Friedrichstadtpalast Berlin "Qi - a palace fantasy, show - composition, production & arrangement. “SnoWhite” audio book with Hannelore Elsner (TUI Cruises)
2009	London / Hamburg „Ocean of love“ Composition and recordings with Anna Netrebko and with the German Film Orchestra Babelsberg Hamburg / Berlin "AQUA" German Film Orchestra Babelsberg. Show, composition and music. Supervisor for TUI CRUISES Entertainment Berlin. Soundtrack on iTunes Saarland State Theatre “Phantasma”, musical, world premiere conception, composition, arrangement, co-production and musical direction / soundtrack published by Sony
2008	Friedrichstadtpalast Berlin "Qi - a palace fantasy, show composition, arrangement, supervisor & soundtrack 2009 en suite, 520,000 visitors. International Commercial Trailer for Carlsberg "The Cornfield"
2007	Bonn Opera "Der Ring", musical (world premiere) conception, composition, arrangement and musical direction. Soundtrack published by Sony BMG "Saar Suite" composition commission and artistic direction of the Saarland state government on the occasion of 50 years
2006	London, West End, Shaftsburry "Daddy Cool”, musical by Frank Farian Score Composer for Additional Music and Musical Director "Revenge Angel" ARD crime scene film music ARD children's film "Knight or Angel" film music Theater Trier “Paradise of Pain”, composition and music supervisor
2005	Munich "Tollwood Festival" „POE“, Musical Production, musical and artistic direction
2003	"Vera's Weapons" ARD crime scene film music Symphonieorchester Aachen "Elements", orchestral suite (world premiere; published by Schott Music) Conductor: Markus Bosch (GMD), composition, arrangements
2002	„Reise ins Nichts“ ARD Tatort Filmmusik „Alibi für Amelie“ ARD Tatort Filmmusik
2001	„Du hast keine Chance“ARD Tatort Filmmusik „Die Zielscheibe“ARD Tatort Filmmusik
2000	„Goldene Europa“ Verleihung des ARD-Fernsehpreises für Frank Nimsgern und seine Musicals „Paradise of Pain“, „SnoWhite“ . „Die Möwe“ARD Tatort Filmmusik Saarländisches Staatstheater „SNOWHITE“, Musical (Uraufführung) Komposition, Arrangement und Musikalische Leitung Text: F. Felicetti
1999	Friedrichstadtpalast Berlin "ELEMENTS" - Die Milleniums-Show (Uraufführung) Komposition, Songtexte und Arrangements Buch: Sascha Illjinskij, Jürgen Nass
1998	Saarländisches Staatstheater „PARADISE OF PAIN“, Musical (Uraufführung) Konzeption, Komposition, Arrangement und Dirigat
1997 – 1999	„CLASSIC OPEN AIR“ Berlin Musikalische Leitung und Arrangement
1996 – 1999	Berliner Friedrichstadtpalast Komponist und Arrangeur für „Die Blume von Hawai“ - Operettenadaption „Hänsel und Gretel“ - Kinderrevueoper „Träume“ - Revue „Lucky Ladies“ - Jazz-Revue


seit 1997 Komponist und Instrumentalist für nationale und internationale Werbespots für Kino und TV, u.a. für Peugeot, Karlsberg, Schwartau und Langnese1991 – 1992 Aufzeichnung der ARD-Serie „Superdrumming“ (Jon Hiseman, Pete York ) 1990 – 2001 Plattenaufnahmen und Tourneen mit Musikern wie Chaka Khan, Billy Cobham, Gino Vannelli, Klaus Doldinger, Bobby Kimball, Pete York, Prof. Christoph Spendel, Wolfgang Dalheimer, Anna Netrebko etc Veröffentlichung von fünf Solo-Alben - davon drei internationale Releases 1993 Award als Best Performing Live-Act in Djakarta - Süd Ost Asien. Über 600 Konzerte weltweit u.a. in Deutschland, den USA, Südostasien, der Schweiz, Polen, Österreich, Indien, Sibirien, Russland und Afrika (im Auftrag des Goethe-Instituts und der deutschen Botschaft) mit der Frank Nimsgern Group

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