Agnes Grossmann
Agnes Grossmann (born April 24, 1944 in Vienna ) is an Austrian conductor .
Career
Grossmann is the daughter of the choir director Ferdinand Grossmann . First she studied concert piano (1964 to 1968 with Bruno Seidlhofer at the Vienna Music Academy , later at the Conservatoire de Paris ). From 1974 to 1978 she studied conducting again with Karl Österreicher and Günther Theuring at the Vienna University of Music, where she passed the Kapellmeister exam in 1978 . From 1983 on she was artistic director of the Vienna Singing Academy for three years . In 1986 she moved to Canada for ten years as chief conductor of the Chamber Players of Toronto (Toronto and Montreal). From January 1, 1997 to the beginning of 1998 she was artistic director of the Vienna Boys' Choir . She then went back to Canada, where she organized summer festivals and workshops at the University of Toronto 's Faculty of Music in the 2000s . From 2006 she also worked regularly in Taiwan . In August 2011 she performed with the Taiwan National Experimental Chorus and in December 2011 with the Taiwan National Chorus and Orchestra at the National Concert Hall Taipei . At the end of 2012 she performed with the Taiwan National Choir in the Koerner Hall of the Toronto Conservatory.
literature
- Elisabeth Th. Hilscher-Fritz: Großmann, family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 .
Web links
- Homepage of Agnes Grossmann
- Entry on Agnes Grossmann in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Agnes Grossmann in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography at Munzinger.de
- ^ Press report Wiener Zeitung in May 1998
- ↑ Interview 2009
- ↑ La Presse in November 2012
- ↑ Christian Miedl, Agenda ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Taiwan National Choir in Toronto
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grossmann, Agnes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grossmann, Agnes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian choir director and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |