Lorenzo Viotti
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Parent(s) | Marcello Viotti |
Awards | Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition |
Lorenzo Viotti (born 15 March 1990) is a Swiss conductor. He is currently music director of the Gulbenkian Orchestra, and chief conductor-designate of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, and Dutch National Opera.
Biography[]
Born in Lausanne the son of conductor Marcello Viotti,[1] Viotti studied piano, voice and percussion in Lyon. In Vienna, he attended the conducting class of Georg Mark, and played as a percussionist with several orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic. He continued conducting studies at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar with Nicolás Pasquet, completing his studies in 2015.[2] Growing up, he enjoyed playing funk and jazz music as a drummer, and played in his sister 's death metal band in order to have the "biggest possible musical vocabulary possible."[3]
In 2012, Viotti was recipient of the first prize at the Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition. In 2015, he won the Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Awards.[1] He won the conducting competition of the MDR Sinfonieorchester in 2016.[2] He was chosen "Newcomer of the Year" at the International Opera Award 2017.
In January 2017, Viotti first guest-conducted the Gulbenkian Orchestra, and returned in the same season for a second guest-conducting appearance. In October 2017, the Gulbenkian Orchestra announced the appointment of Viotti as its next music director, effective with the 2018–2019 season, with an initial contract of three seasons.[4] In February 2018, Viotti first guest-conducted the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (NedPhO). In April 2019, the NedPhO announced the appointment of Viotti as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2021–2022 season.[5] With this appointment, Viotti is scheduled simultaneously to become chief conductor of the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and of Dutch National Opera.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Lorenzo Viotti wins the Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Awards". Gramophone. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Viotti wird Chefdirigent des Gulbenkian-Orchesters". Musik Heute. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ Siegal, Nina (3 September 2021). "'We're Like Athletes Here': The Maestro With a Gym Habit". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Lorenzo Viotti appointed Music Director of the Gulbenkian Orchestra" (Press release). Gulbenkian Orchestra. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Lorenzo Viotti nieuwe chef-dirigent bij het Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest en De Nationale Opera" (Press release). Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Lorenzo Viotti Aangesteld Als Nieuwe Chef-Dirigent" (Press release). De Nationale Opera. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
External links[]
- Literature by and about Lorenzo Viotti in the German National Library catalogue
- Lorenzo Viotti Operabase
- Lorenzo Viotti discography at Discogs
- Hilbert Artists Management agency biography of Lorenzo Viotti
- 'Lorenzo Viotti über "Werther" und seine Zeit in Frankfurt', Interview by Zsolt Horpácsy, 5 December 2017, Oper Frankfurt blog
- 'Opéra national de Lyon 2016–2017: Viva la Mamma de Gaetano Donizetti le 22 Juin 2017 (Dir.mus: Lorenzo Viotti; Mise en scène: Laurent Pelly)', Le blog du Wanderer blog, 28 June 2017
- Swiss conductors (music)
- Male conductors (music)
- Living people
- 1990 births
- Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar alumni
- People from Lausanne
- 21st-century conductors (music)
- 21st-century male musicians