Howard Griffiths
Howard Laurence Griffiths (born February 24, 1950 in Hastings , England ) is a British conductor .
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Howard Griffiths studied at the Royal College of Music in London (England). He has lived in Switzerland since 1981 . Howard Griffiths had been General Music Director of the Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt (Oder) since the 2007/2008 season and had extended his contract to 2018 in 2013. Before that he was artistic director of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO) for ten years . With this he had numerous guest appearances in Switzerland and abroad.
He has also performed with various orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the English Chamber Orchestra . In his career he has produced almost a hundred CD recordings with various record labels . He played with Gil Shaham , Vadim Repin , Maurice Steger , Fazil Say , Sandrine Piau , Rudolf Buchbinder and Arabella Steinbacher, among others .
Crossover projects arose with various orchestras, for example with Giora Feidman , Roby Lakatos , Burhan Öçal and Abdullah Ibrahim ; Together with the ZKO, he conducted the original music for Charles Chaplin's films live for projection on the big screen. Howard Griffiths also deals with the promotion of music for children and young people; In cooperation with the Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt, several educational projects have already been developed , in 2013 the performance of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana with students from Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice . In 2012 his children's book The Witch and the Maestro was published , which was nominated for various prizes.
Griffiths' work at the Orpheum Foundation, of which he has been artistic director since 2000, and at the Zurich Animato Foundation for the Promotion of Young Soloists testify to his commitment to supporting young musicians.
In the annual New Year's Honors List , which Queen Elisabeth II publishes on New Year's Day, Howard Griffiths was named " Member of the British Empire " in 2006 for his services to the musical life in Switzerland .
Web links
- Works by and about Howard Griffiths in the catalog of the German National Library
- Howard Griffiths website
- Interview with Howard Griffiths at the classic portal Classicpoint.ch
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Griffiths, Howard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Griffiths, Howard Laurence (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hastings |