Anton Nanut
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Anton Nanut, born September 13, 1932, is the best known Slovenia
n conductor of classical music
. He was a professor of conducting at the Ljubljana Academy of Music and the artistic leader of the Slovene Octet in its most productive years.
Nanut has been collaborating with over 200 orchestras and had made over 200 records with different labels. Among the concerts that he values most is a concert with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
in the Carneige Hall, his concerts with Staatskapelle Dresden, with the Berlin RIAS
and with Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. He was also a conductor with the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra
, with the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
and with all Italian symphony orchestras.
Nanut has been bestowed numerous awards for his work, among them the Prešeren Foundation Award
(for his interpretations of Beethoven
), the Župančič Award, the Croatian Milka Trnina Award, the City of Split Award, a high state decoration of the Republic of Croatia, the Yugoslav award Lira, the Silver Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia. On 7 February 2011, he received the Prešeren Award
, the highest cultural award in Slovenia, for his lifetime work. Especially prized are his interpretations of Mahler symphonies
.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n conductor of classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
. He was a professor of conducting at the Ljubljana Academy of Music and the artistic leader of the Slovene Octet in its most productive years.
Nanut has been collaborating with over 200 orchestras and had made over 200 records with different labels. Among the concerts that he values most is a concert with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
The Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra is the national philharmonic orchestra of Slovenia, based in the capital Ljubljana.On the Philharmonic Hall, a pastel yellow building on Kongresni trg., is a plaque stating that the Philharmonic was founded in 1701; though this refers to the founding of the...
in the Carneige Hall, his concerts with Staatskapelle Dresden, with the Berlin RIAS
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1946 by American occupation forces as the RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester . It was also known as the American Sector Symphony Orchestra...
and with Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. He was also a conductor with the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra
Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra
The Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra is a professional musical orchestra from the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia and the chief musical representative of the Dubrovnik region. In its work it carries on with the musical history started in the earlier Republic of Dubrovnik .- History :Music in Dubrovnik...
, with the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
The RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra was established in 1956 within Radiotelevizija Slovenija. In 50-year period of its work, it contributed a major part of archive recordings, composed by Slovenian composers, as well as contemporary and classical music from all over the world...
and with all Italian symphony orchestras.
Nanut has been bestowed numerous awards for his work, among them the Prešeren Foundation Award
Prešeren Award
Prešeren Award is the highest decoration in the field of artistic and in the past also scientific creation in Slovenia awarded each year to one or two eminent Slovene artists...
(for his interpretations of Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
), the Župančič Award, the Croatian Milka Trnina Award, the City of Split Award, a high state decoration of the Republic of Croatia, the Yugoslav award Lira, the Silver Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia. On 7 February 2011, he received the Prešeren Award
Prešeren Award
Prešeren Award is the highest decoration in the field of artistic and in the past also scientific creation in Slovenia awarded each year to one or two eminent Slovene artists...
, the highest cultural award in Slovenia, for his lifetime work. Especially prized are his interpretations of Mahler symphonies
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler was a late-Romantic Austrian composer and one of the leading conductors of his generation. He was born in the village of Kalischt, Bohemia, in what was then Austria-Hungary, now Kaliště in the Czech Republic...
.