Michael Lessky
Michael Lessky (born 16 August 1960) is an Austrian conductor.
Life[]
Lessky was born in Vienna as the son of church music at the and jazz harmony at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna. In 1986, he began his conductor training with Karl Österreicher at the Vienna Academy of Music, which he completed in 1992. Between 1991 and 1995, he was a guest conductor with Claudio Abbado at the Vienna State Opera and the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra.[1]
and first studied piano, organ andHe made his debut with the Ildikó Raimondi, Hans Peter Blochwitz and Bernd Weikl in 1995 with Joseph Haydn's oratorio Die Schöpfung at the Wiener Musikverein.[2][3]
and the soloistsIn 1983, Lessky founded the Capella Francescana[4] and in 1997 the Junge Philharmonie Wien.[5] In 1999 and 2000, he was artistic director of the and conducted productions of The Magic Flute and Nabucco there. He completed performances and created CD productions with international soloists at home and abroad, focusing on the works of Franz Schubert, Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner.[6][7]
References[]
- ^ Michael Lessky on Jungephilharmonie
- ^ Michael Lessky on Operabase
- ^ Michel Lessky on AllMusic
- ^ Capella Francescana on Falter
- ^ Junge Philharmonie Wien
- ^ Michael Lessky in Webpräsenz des Musiklexikons Österreich retrieved 14 August 2021
- ^ Biografie auf der Website von Michael Lessky retrieved 14 August 2021
External links[]
- Official website
- Michael Lessky discography at Discogs
- 20th-century Austrian conductors (music)
- Male conductors (music)
- 20th-century Austrian male musicians
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Vienna