Carlos Kalmar
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Carlos Kalmar is a Uruguay
an conductor
. He began violin studies at age six. At age fifteen, he enrolled at the Vienna Academy of Music where his conducting teacher was Karl Österreicher. In 1984, he won first prize in the Hans Swarowsky
Conducting Competition in Vienna.
Kalmar has been music director of the Hamburger Symphoniker
(1987-1991), the Stuttgart Philharmonic (1991-1995), and the Anhaltisches Theater in Dessau
, Germany
. He was principal conductor of the Tonkünstlerorchester, Vienna
from 2000 to 2003. Since 2000, Kalmar is the principal conductor of the Grant Park Music Festival
in Chicago
. He is also music director of the Oregon Symphony
, since 2003. In April 2008, the orchestra announced the extension of Kalmar's contract as music director to the 2012-2013 season.
Kalmar and his wife Britta have two daughters, Svenja and Katja. Kalmar's parents are Austrian.
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
. He began violin studies at age six. At age fifteen, he enrolled at the Vienna Academy of Music where his conducting teacher was Karl Österreicher. In 1984, he won first prize in the Hans Swarowsky
Hans Swarowsky
Hans Swarowsky was an Austrian conductor of Hungarian birth and Jewish descent.Swarowsky was born in Budapest, Hungary. He studied the art of conducting under Felix Weingartner and Richard Strauss...
Conducting Competition in Vienna.
Kalmar has been music director of the Hamburger Symphoniker
Hamburger Symphoniker
The Hamburger Symphoniker is a German orchestra based in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 1957, it is one of the city's three largest orchestras...
(1987-1991), the Stuttgart Philharmonic (1991-1995), and the Anhaltisches Theater in Dessau
Dessau
Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Roßlau. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 .-Geography:...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He was principal conductor of the Tonkünstlerorchester, Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
from 2000 to 2003. Since 2000, Kalmar is the principal conductor of the Grant Park Music Festival
Grant Park Music Festival
Grant Park Music Festival is an annual ten-week classical music concert series held in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It features the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra and Grant Park Chorus along with featured guest performers and conductors. The Festival has earned non-profit organization status...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. He is also music director of the Oregon Symphony
Oregon Symphony
The Oregon Symphony is an American orchestra based in Portland, Oregon. Founded as the Portland Symphony Society in 1896, it is the sixth oldest orchestra in the United States, and oldest in the Western United States...
, since 2003. In April 2008, the orchestra announced the extension of Kalmar's contract as music director to the 2012-2013 season.
Kalmar and his wife Britta have two daughters, Svenja and Katja. Kalmar's parents are Austrian.