About
Biography
In 2010 Adrian Werum founded the „World Symphony“ ( „Orchester der Kulturen“ ) in Stuttgart. Since then he acts as composer as well as musical and artistic Director. He was the music director of the world premiere of Roman Polanski's musical adaptation of "Dance of the Vampires" and also premiered the show on Broadway. His operetta
"Hollywood Diva" has been playing to sold-out audiences at the St.
St. Petersburg Operetta Theater since 2014, and in 2016 was voted the best new Musical in Russia. He is "composer in residence" at the Park
Avenue Synagogue in New York City. His CD productions with
tenor Jay Alexander made him the 2015, 2017 and 2019
Front runner of the German classical music charts. In 2016, he produced a new musical featuring refugees from the Middle East. Currently he is writing a musical theatre adaption of "Narcissus and Goldmund" by Hermann Hesse.
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2019-2020 Musical Supervisor & Orchestrator, Musical „Wallace“ Duisburg Theater am Marientor, Germany
2016-2019 Lecturer for Arranging & Orchestration at the German Pop Academy, Stuttgart Germany
2018 Musical Director „Unholy - Unter Dampf, ohne Strom“ MTV Unplugged Hamburg, Germany
2017 Musical Supervisor „The Count of Monte Cristo" “ (Composer: Frank Wildhorn) at the Operetta theatre St. Petersburg, Russia
2016-2017 Composer & Musical Supervisor of the school musical „Rocko and the Heart of Stone" Elementary School Kreutzerfeld Rottenburg on the Neckar, Germany
2016-2017 Composer Rock-Pop Musical "Stage of Dreams“ Sindelfingen, Germany
2017-2018 Composer & Musical Director, Town Symphony, Bad Urach, Germany
2015-2016 Composer & Musical Director „Symphony of our Lives“ Town Musical, Sindelfingen, Germany
2014-2017 Composer & Lyricist & Musical Supervisor „Hollywood Diva“ Operetta Theater St. Petersburg, Russia
2013-2014 Composer & Musical Director „Sirens of our Land“ Town Musical Sindelfingen, Germany
2012-2013 Musical Director „I’ve never been to New York“ Theater 11 Zurich, Switzerland
2011 Musical Director„Dällebach Kari“ Theater 11 Zurich, Switzerland
2010-2011 Musical Supervisor „Tears of Heaven“ (Composer: Frank Wildhorn) Seoul, Korea
2010- TODAY Composer & Artistic Director„Orchester der Kulturen / World Symphony“ Stuttgart www.world-symphony.com
2008 Musical Supervisor „Carmen“ (Composer: Frank Wildhorn) Karlin Theater Prague, Czech Republic
2007-2008 Musical Director & Orchestrator „Musical Showstar“ ZDF German Public Television, Cologne, Germany
2005-2007 Musical Director „Mamma Mia“ Palladium Theater Stuttgart, Germany
2005-2010 Musical Director & Pianist „Marshall&Alexander“ on tour in Germany & Austria
2003-2004 Musical Director „42nd Street“ Apollo Theater Stuttgart, Germany
2000-2003 Musical Director & Orchestrator, Roman Polanski’s „Dance of the Vampires“ Apollo Theater Stuttgart, Germany
2002-2003 Associate Musical Supervisor „Dance of the Vampires“ on Broadway starring Michael Crawford Minskoff Theatre, New York, NY, USA
1997-2000 Musical Director & Orchestrator Roman Polanski’s „Dance of the Vampires“ Raimundtheater Vienna, Austria
1995-1997 Assistant Conductor Disney’s „Beauty and the Beast“ Raimund Theatre Vienna
1994-1995 Assistant Conductor „Grease“ Raimund Vienna, Austria
1992 ORF Show ( Austrian Public Television ) starring Wencke Myrhe, Pianist & Orchestrator
1991-1994 Teacher for Musical Interpretation and Solo Repetitor at the Dance and Voice Studio Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria
Studio Albums
2023 CD „German Art Song" Arranger & Musical Director, World Symphony
2022 CD "Impromptus" Piano Solo Pianist and Composer
2021 EP "Adrian Werum and the Jazz Fusiliers" Arranger and Pianist
2021 CD "A World Symphony“ World Symphony, Composer & Musical Director, Universal Music MENA
2019 CD "Tour Südwest“ World Symphony, Conductor & Arranger
2019 CD "Du meine Seele singe" with Jay Alexander, Top Ten of the German Classical Charts, World Symphony
2018 EP & Video „We are Europe"
2018 CD „A Star is rising" with Jay Alexander, World Symphony, Top Ten of the German Classical Charts,
2018 CD "Ti Amo" World Symphony conductor & arranger.
2017 CD "Rocko and the heart of stone" composer and musical director
2016 CD „The world is beautiful" with Jay Alexander, World Symphony, number 1 in the German classical charts, recorded at SWR Stuttgart
2016 CD "The Crescent Moon illuminates the World" Rhimoy Music Beijing, World Symphony, recorded at Bauer Studios Ludwigsburg, Germany
2015 CD "Tales of Indonesia" pianist & conductor
2012 CD "Jewish Romantic Music" Park Avenue Synagogue New York, conductor & arranger
2011 CD "The Trio Album" piano & composition
2009 CD "Home" with Jay Alexander, Conductor
2008 FILM MUSIC "Hands off Mississippi" Conductor
2002 CD "Musical Highlights" Stella Entertainment, Conductor ,Arranger, Producer, produced at the Bauer-Studios Ludwigsburg
1992 Jingle Ö3