Cristian Măcelaru

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Cristian Măcelaru (born March 15, 1980 in Timișoara , Romania ) is a Romanian conductor .

Life

Măcelaru, the youngest of ten siblings in his family, first studied violin in the United States . There he studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan , the University of Miami in Florida and conducting at Rice University in Texas . At the age of 19 he became the youngest concertmaster in the history of the Miami Symphony Orchestra . Măcelaru received international attention in 2012 for conducting with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , where he replaced Pierre Boulez .

From 2014 to 2017 Măcelaru was conductor-in-residence with the Philadelphia Orchestra , with which he had already conducted in previous years and which he has conducted over 150 times to date.

In 2017 Măcelaru became Artistic Director of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music . He made his debut with the WDR Sinfonieorchester in February 2017. In 2019 Măcelaru became its chief conductor. Initially, his contract was scheduled to run for three years. In June 2020, the contract was extended early until the end of July 2025.

In 2019 it was announced that Măcelaru will become Music Director of the Orchester National de France from September 2021 .

Măcelaru has also conducted the New York Philharmonic , the Los Angeles Philharmonic , the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra .

Măcelaru lives in Bonn with his wife and two children .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Cristian Măcelaru - chief conductor. Westdeutscher Rundfunk, August 28, 2019, accessed on June 29, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b About | Cristian Măcelaru. Retrieved June 29, 2020 (American English).
  3. ↑ Faculty: Cristian Macelaru (conductor). In: Philadelphia International Music Camp & Festival. Retrieved June 29, 2020 (American English).
  4. ↑ Music - chief conductor of the WDR symphony orchestra Macelaru extends contract. In: Deutschlandfunk. June 27, 2020, archived from the original on June 28, 2020 ; accessed on June 29, 2020 (German).
  5. ↑ Sofia Anastasio: Cristian Macelaru nommé à la tête de l'Orchester national de France. France Musique, November 12, 2019, accessed June 29, 2020 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Măcelaru, Cristian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Romanian conductor
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Timișoara , Romania