Malmö Symphony Orchestra
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The Malmö Symphony Orchestra (Swedish: Malmö SymfoniOrkester) is a Swedish orchestra, based in Malmö
. Since 1985, the orchestra has given its main concert series in the Konserthuset, Malmö
. The orchestra has a current complement of 94 musicians. It performed both symphony concerts and as the opera orchestra in Malmö until 1991, when the orchestra became exclusively devoted to symphony orchestra concerts.
The orchestra was founded in 1925 with Walther Meyer-Radon as the first chief conductor, from 1925 to 1929. Herbert Blomstedt held the title of Huvuddirigent (principal conductor) from 1962-1963. Past principal guest conductors have included Brian Priestman (1988-1990), Gilbert Varga (1997-2000), and Mario Venzago
(2000-2003). Since 2011, the orchestra's chief conductor has been Marc Soustrot.
The orchestra has made recordings for BIS and Naxos.
2011 they preformed on the soundtrack of the video game Assassins Creed Revelations.
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
. Since 1985, the orchestra has given its main concert series in the Konserthuset, Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
. The orchestra has a current complement of 94 musicians. It performed both symphony concerts and as the opera orchestra in Malmö until 1991, when the orchestra became exclusively devoted to symphony orchestra concerts.
The orchestra was founded in 1925 with Walther Meyer-Radon as the first chief conductor, from 1925 to 1929. Herbert Blomstedt held the title of Huvuddirigent (principal conductor) from 1962-1963. Past principal guest conductors have included Brian Priestman (1988-1990), Gilbert Varga (1997-2000), and Mario Venzago
Mario Venzago
Mario Venzago is a Swiss conductor. His piano studies began at age five. He studied at the conservatory and the university in Zurich...
(2000-2003). Since 2011, the orchestra's chief conductor has been Marc Soustrot.
The orchestra has made recordings for BIS and Naxos.
2011 they preformed on the soundtrack of the video game Assassins Creed Revelations.
Chief conductors
- Walther Meyer-Radon (1925-1929)
- Georg SchnéevoigtGeorg SchnéevoigtGeorg Schnéevoigt was a Finnish conductor and cellist, born in Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland, which is now in Russia....
(1930-1947) - Sten-Åke Axelson (1948-1961)
- Rolf AgopRolf AgopRolf Agop was a German conductor and academic.-Professional career:After his studies of music in Munich Agop worked first for the Bayerische Landesbühne, a touring theatre, and then for three years as Kapellmeister and choir director at the Kärntner Grenzland-Theater in Klagenfurt...
(1962-1964) - Elyakum ShapirraElyakum ShapirraElyakum Shapirra is an Israeli conductor who has appeared in a number of countries. He studied with Leonard Bernstein, becoming one of his assistant conductors at the New York Philharmonic...
(1969-1974) - Janos FürstJános FürstJános Fürst was a Hungarian-born conductor and violinist.János Fürst originally studied the violin at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in his native Budapest. After the 1956 Soviet invasion of Hungary, he continued studies at the conservatory in Brussels. He attended the Conservatoire de Paris...
(1974-1977) - Stig WesterbergStig WesterbergStig Evald Börje Westerberg, born 26 November 1918 in Malmö, Sweden, died 1 July 1999 in Lidingö, was a Swedish conductor and pianist, whose career was based mostly in his home country.- Biography :...
(1978-1985) - Vernon HandleyVernon HandleyVernon George "Tod" Handley CBE was a British conductor, known in particular for his support of British composers. He was born of a Welsh father and an Irish mother into a musical family in Enfield, London. He acquired the nickname "Tod" because his feet were turned in at his birth, which his...
(1986-1988) - James DePreistJames DePreistJames Anderson DePreist is an American conductor. One of the few African American conductors on the world stage, he is currently the director of conducting and orchestral studies at the Juilliard School and laureate music director of the Oregon Symphony.-Biography:DePreist was born in Philadelphia...
(1991-1994) - Paavo JärviPaavo JärviPaavo Järvi is an Estonian-American conductor, and current Music Director of the Orchestre de Paris.Järvi was born in Tallinn, Estonia, to conductor Neeme Järvi and Liilia Järvi. His siblings, Kristjan Järvi and Maarika Järvi, are also musicians...
(1994-1997) - Christoph König (2003-2006)
- Vassily SinaiskyVassily SinaiskyVassily Serafimovich Sinaisky is a Russian conductor and pianist. He studied conducting with Ilya Musin at the Leningrad Conservatory and began his career as Assistant to Kirill Kondrashin at the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra...
(2007-2011) - Marc Soustrot (2011-)