Hans Graf (conductor)

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Hans Graf (born February 15, 1949 in Marchtrenk , Upper Austria) is an Austrian conductor.

Career

Hans Graf learned piano as a child and studied piano and conducting at the Graz University of Music (graduated in 1971). He then attended master classes with Franco Ferrara in Siena and Hilversum and with Sergiu Celibidache in Bologna and studied for a year at the Leningrad Conservatory with Arvīds Jansons (state scholarship).

In 1979 he won first prize at the Karl Böhm Competition in Salzburg. In 1980 he made his debut with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and in 1981 at the Vienna State Opera . Engagements at opera houses in Munich, Paris, Rome, Berlin, at the Salzburg Festival , Maggio Musicale Fiorentino , Aix-en-Provence , Savonlinna and in 1987 the debut with the Vienna Philharmonic followed in the 1980s . He has worked mainly in the USA since the 1990s. In addition to a collaboration with the Boston Symphony Orchestra that has existed since 1995 , she has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra , Philadelphia Orchestra , New York Philharmonic , Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic .

From 1984 to 1994 he was chief conductor of the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra and the Salzburg State Theater , where he directed thirty opera premieres. Graf was then chief conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi (1994–1996), the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (1994–2002), the Orchester National Bordeaux Aquitaine and the Opéra National de Bordeaux (1998–2004), as well as the Houston Symphony (2001–2013) ).

In summer 2013 Graf returned to the Salzburg Festival with three programs. 2013–2015 he was professor for orchestral conducting at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg . In 2017 he appeared at the summer festivals in Tanglewood (with the Boston Symphony Orchestra) and Aspen , and in 2018 at the Bravo Festival Vail with the New York Philharmonic.

In July 2019 Hans Graf was appointed chief conductor of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra from 2020/21.

Discography

  • 2017: Alban Berg: Wozzeck . Roman Trekel , Anne Schwanewilms , Houston Symphony (Naxos). This recording received the Grammy Award 2018 in the category "Best opera recording".
  • 2014: Carl Orff: Carmina Burana . Sarah Tynan, Andrew Kennedy, Rodion Pogossow, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Trinity Boys Choir (LPO)
  • 2012: Paul Hindemith: Works for viola and orchestra ( Der Schwanendreher , funeral music , chamber music No. 5, op. 36, No. 4, concert music, op. 48a, first recording, early version). Tabea Zimmermann , German Symphony Orchestra Berlin (Myrios)
  • 2010: The Planets . An HD Odyssey (DVD with NASA footage, video by Duncan Kopp). Music: Gustav Holst: The planets . Houston Symphony (HS Label)
  • 2009: Gustav Mahler: The Song of the Earth . Jane Henschel, Gregory Kunde , Houston Symphony (Naxos)
  • 2007: Alexander Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony op. 18, Alban Berg: Three pieces from the Lyric Suite (version for string orchestra). Twyla Robinson, Roman Trekel, Houston Symphony (Naxos)
  • 2007: George Gershwin: An American in Paris , Concerto in F , Porgy and Bess, A Symphonic Picture (arr.Richard Bennett). Jon Kimura Parker, Houston Symphony (HS Label)
  • 2006: Johann Strauss Sohn: overtures, waltzes, polkas. Houston Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (HS Label)
  • 2004: Béla Bartók: The wood-carved prince , Igor Stravinsky: Divertimento (from Le Baiser de la Fée ). Houston Symphony (Koch International)
  • 2004: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem KV 626, Symphony in C major KV 338, Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and cello KV Anh. 104 (fragment, orch.Hans Graf). Heidi Grant Murphy , Jane Gilbert, Stanford Olsen, Nathan Berg, Eric Halen, Wayne Brooks, Brinton Smith, Houston Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (HS Label, 2 CDs)
  • 2004: Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E flat major. Houston Symphony (HS Label)
  • 2000–2004: Henri Dutilleux : Orchestral works: Symphony No. 2, Métaboles , The Shadows of Time , Symphony No. 1, Tout un monde lointain… (cello concerto), Timbres, Espace, Mouvement ou La Nuit Etoilée , L'Arbre des Songes (Violin concerto), La Geôle (first recording), Deux Sonnets de Jean Cassou , Mystère de l'Instant (version for large orchestra). Jean Guihen Queyras, Olivier Charlier, François Le Roux, Orchester National Bordeaux Aquitaine (Arte Nova / SONY, 3 CDs)
  • 2001: Darius Milhaud: Saudades do Brazil , Scaramouche for saxophone and orchestra. Heitor Villa-Lobos: Descobrimento do Brazil (Suite 2 & 3). Jeremy Brown, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CBC Records)
  • 2001: Carl Orff: Carmina Burana . Christine Brandes, Noel E. Velasco, Stephen Powell, Ford Bend Boys Chorus, Houston Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (HS Label)
  • 1998–2000: Franz Schubert: Complete Symphonies, 4 Overtures. Aarhus Symphony Orchestra (counterpoint, 5 CDs)
  • 1999: Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major (with "Blumine"). Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO Label)
  • 1999: Franz Liszt: Piano Concertos No. 1 in E flat major, No. 2 in A major, No. 3 in E flat major (Op. Posth., Ed. Jerry Rosenblatt), concerto in the Hungarian style ("Sophie Menter Concerto", orch.PI Tchaikovsky). Janina Fialkowska, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CBC Records)
  • 1997: Manuel de Falla: Nights in Spanish Gardens . Isaac Albeniz: Rapsodia Española , Joaquin Turina: Rapsodia Sinfonica , Xavier Montsalvatge: Concierto Breve . Angela Cheng, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CBC Records)
  • 1992–1994: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concertos KV 271, 414, 456, 459, 466, 467, 482, 488, 491, 503, 537, 595. Eric Heidsieck , Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg (JVC, 6 CDs)
  • 1994: Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 8. Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (VFMO 0894-1 / 2)
  • 1990: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concertos No. 1 in B flat major KV 207, No. 2 in D major KV 211, Adagio for violin and orchestra KV 261, Rondas for violin and orchestra KV 269 and KV 373.Benjamin Schmid , Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg (Capriccio)
  • 1990: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerts for flute and orchestra KV 313 & 314, Andante for flute and orchestra in C major KV 315, Rondo in D major KV Anh. 184. Shigenori Kudo, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg (NEC Classics)
  • 1990: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Dances and Minuets. Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg (Capriccio)
  • 1989–1990: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Complete symphonies. Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg (Capriccio, 13 CDs)
  • 1989: Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 1 in C major & No. 4 G major. Maria Tipo, London Symphony Orchestra (EMI)
  • 1989: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for flute and harp KV 299, Rondo in D major KV Anh. 184, Concerto for flute in D major KV 314, Andante for flute and orchestra in C major KV 315. Simion Stanciu, Helga Storck, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg (Erato)
  • 1988: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Marches. Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg (Capriccio)
  • 1987: Alexander Zemlinsky: Once Upon a Time (first recording). Eva Johansson, Kurt Westi, Aage Haugland, Per Arne Wahlgren, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (Capriccio)
  • 1981: Franz Lehár: Der Rastelbinder (first recording). Fritz Muliar, Elfie Hobarth, Helga Papouschek, Heinz Zednik, Adolf Dallapozza, Vienna Mozart Boys' Choir, ORF Choir, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (CPO / WDR / ORF)

Awards and honors

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Salzburg Festival> INSTITUTION> ARCHIVE> Archive detail. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
  2. ^ Boston Symphony Orchestra | bso.org. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
  3. ↑ SINGAPORE SYMPHONY NAMES HANS GRAF AS NEW CHIEF CONDUCTOR. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Studies on Viennese History: Yearbook of the Association for the History of the City of Vienna ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on June 3, 2014)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / de.cyclopaedia.net
  5. ↑ derStandard.at - Music theater award: Sweeney Todd of the Volksoper best production . APA notification dated June 8, 2015, accessed June 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ Echo Classic Prize for Hans Graf - ooe.ORF.at. Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
  7. ↑ 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards . In: GRAMMY.com . November 28, 2017 ( grammy.com [accessed January 28, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Count, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian conductor
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Marchtrenk , Upper Austria