Gianluigi Gelmetti

Gianluigi Gelmetti (born September 11, 1945 in Rome ) is an Italian conductor and composer .

Life

He completed his studies with Franco Ferrara , Sergiu Celibidache and Hans Swarowsky . At the age of 16, he conducted a symphony orchestra for the first time at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena.

Gelmetti held the position of chief conductor of the SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart (1989–1995) and of the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra (1990–1992) for many years. In 2001 he was appointed chief conductor of the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome.

In 1984 Gelmetti made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker with the Seventh Symphony by Hans Werner Henze . Gelmetti had his first guest conducting with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in 1993. In 2004 he was appointed Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the ensemble. In 1997 he was appointed professor of conducting at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena . he also taught at the Conservatory of Rome.

His compositions include Algos (for orchestra), Prasanta Atma (in memory of Sergiu Celibidache) and In Paradisum Deducant Te Angeli .

Web links

Works by and about Gianluigi Gelmetti in the catalog of the German National Library
Gianluigi Gelmetti biography. ( Memento of January 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Music Partnership Limited

Individual evidence

^ Anne Maria Nicholson: Sydney Symphony appoints new chief conductor (radio transcript) . In: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, The 7:30 Report , February 26, 2004. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved April 9, 2008. @1@ 2

^ Matthew Westphal: Gianluigi Gelmetti to Step Down as Opera di Roma's Music Director - And Calls for Riccardo Muti to Succeed Him . In: Playbill Arts , July 24, 2006. Retrieved April 9, 2008.

personal data
SURNAME	Gelmetti, Gianluigi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	September 11, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rome

[1] Anne Maria Nicholson: Sydney Symphony appoints new chief conductor (radio transcript) . In: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, The 7:30 Report , February 26, 2004. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved April 9, 2008. @1@ 2

[2] Matthew Westphal: Gianluigi Gelmetti to Step Down as Opera di Roma's Music Director - And Calls for Riccardo Muti to Succeed Him . In: Playbill Arts , July 24, 2006. Retrieved April 9, 2008.