Renowned for her bold projects that expand the boundaries of classical repertoire, German conductor Friederike Kienle has established herself as a versatile and innovative force in today’s music world. Her distinguished career includes engagements with numerous leading German orchestras, among them the Munich Symphony Orchestra, SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Württemberg Philharmonic Orchestra Reutlingen, Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, and Southwest German Philharmonic Orchestra Konstanz. Her expertise has been showcased internationally, with orchestral and operatic engagements in the USA, Bulgaria, and Japan.

In October 2025, the CAPRICCIO label will release a recording of works by Israeli composer Paul Ben-Haim, performed with Israeli–Portuguese cellist Ofer Canetti and the Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen. In 2020, Kienle founded ENSEMBLE BALANCE in Stuttgart, Germany. With this ensemble, she recorded the chamber-symphonic version of Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony for eleven instruments, released by Hänssler Classics in 2025. Her work with ENSEMBLE BALANCE has been supported by a Neustart Kultur grant from the German federal government and additional funding from the Ministry of Baden-Württemberg.

Kienle is deeply committed to music education and cultural participation. She advocates for younger audiences and actively champions diversity in the arts. Her repertoire includes works by women composers, composers from diverse cultural backgrounds, and historically underrepresented voices in the concert repertoire. In June 2025, she traveled to Ukraine for a collaborative project with the Rivne Philharmonic Orchestra, presenting a concert of solidarity and artistic collaboration with local musicians. The initiative attracted wide attention in both German and Ukrainian media, underscoring the role of music in fostering dialogue and connection across borders.

Her training includes studies with Prof. Tetsuya Shimono in Tokyo and a master’s degree under Prof. Rasmus Baumann at the HMDK in Stuttgart. She has participated in master classes with renowned conductors such as Kurt Masur, Roberto Rizzi Brignoli, Ana Zorana Brajovic, and Stefan Blunier.

Also an accomplished cellist, Kienle has performed worldwide with orchestras in Germany and Japan, recorded several CDs, and led the cello class at Hokkaido University of Education in Sapporo, Japan, for ten years. Since 2021, she has served as artistic director of the BALANCE concert series at Berger Kirche, Stuttgart, and in 2025 she became an editor at Southwest German Radio SWR Kultur.