Stefan Solyom
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Stefan Solyom is a Swedish
conductor and composer. He is the nephew of the pianist János Solyom.
Solyom studied horn and conducting at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm
and the Sibelius Academy
. His conducting teachers included Jorma Panula
and Leif Segerstam
. He was a first prize winner in the 1998 Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra conducting competition. Solyom became Artistic Director of the Nordic Youth Orchestra in Lund
in 1999.
Solyom first conducted the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
(BBC SSO) in February 2005, substituting on short notice for another conductor. He subsequently became Associate Guest Conductor of the BBC SSO in May 2006, a position specifically created for him. He stood down from this post in December 2009.
In September 2009, Solyom became Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) of the Deutsches Nationaltheater and Staatskapelle Weimar. His initial contract is for 5 years. With the 2009-2010 season, he also became principal guest conductor of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
.
Solyom's commercial recordings include a live recording of Poul Ruders
' Fairytale, for Bridge Records. His compositions include a Concert Piece for Drums and Strings.
Solyom is married to violinist Catherine Manoukian
. They live in Sweden and Germany.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
conductor and composer. He is the nephew of the pianist János Solyom.
Solyom studied horn and conducting at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm
Royal College of Music, Stockholm
The Royal College of Music, Stockholm is the oldest institution of higher education in music in Sweden, founded in 1771 as the conservatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music...
and the Sibelius Academy
Sibelius Academy
The Sibelius Academy is a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities...
. His conducting teachers included Jorma Panula
Jorma Panula
Jorma Panula is a Finnish conductor, composer, and professor of conducting.Panula is a graduate of the Sibelius Academy, where he studied the organ, church music and conducting...
and Leif Segerstam
Leif Segerstam
Leif Segerstam is a Finnish conductor and composer.He studied violin, piano and conducting at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and conducting at the Juilliard School in New York with Jean Morel....
. He was a first prize winner in the 1998 Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra conducting competition. Solyom became Artistic Director of the Nordic Youth Orchestra in Lund
Lund
-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...
in 1999.
Solyom first conducted the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is a broadcasting symphony orchestra based in Glasgow, Scotland. One of five full-time orchestras maintained by the British Broadcasting Corporation , it is the oldest full-time professional orchestra in Scotland...
(BBC SSO) in February 2005, substituting on short notice for another conductor. He subsequently became Associate Guest Conductor of the BBC SSO in May 2006, a position specifically created for him. He stood down from this post in December 2009.
In September 2009, Solyom became Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) of the Deutsches Nationaltheater and Staatskapelle Weimar. His initial contract is for 5 years. With the 2009-2010 season, he also became principal guest conductor of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra is a Swedish professional symphony orchestra, based at the concert hall De Geerhallen, in the middle of Norrköping.-History:...
.
Solyom's commercial recordings include a live recording of Poul Ruders
Poul Ruders
Poul Ruders is a Danish composer.Ruders trained as an organist, and studied orchestration with Karl Aage Rasmussen. Ruders's first compositions date from the mid-1960s...
' Fairytale, for Bridge Records. His compositions include a Concert Piece for Drums and Strings.
Solyom is married to violinist Catherine Manoukian
Catherine Manoukian
Catherine Manoukian is a Canadian violinist.-Background and Early Life:Catherine Manoukian was born in Toronto, Canada. She is from an ethnically diverse background, consisting of Armenian, Russian, German, and Japanese origins...
. They live in Sweden and Germany.