Ivan Anguélov

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Ivan Anguélov (born July 17, 1942 in Kavala , Greece ) is a Bulgarian conductor .

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From 1962 to 1969 Ivan Anguélov studied conducting with Vladi Simeonov and composition with Alexander Raytchev at the Music Academy in Sofia . He completed master classes with Igor Markevitch in Monte-Carlo (1971–1973) and with Kiril Kondrashin in Moscow (1974–1975). Also from 1974 to 1975 he was an intern at the Bavarian State Opera with Wolfgang Sawallisch and Carlos Kleiber in Munich .

In 1970 Anguélov was one of the founders of Jeunesse Musicale in Bulgaria and the founder of the chamber orchestra of the same name. With this he made guest appearances in Bulgaria, France, Belgium and Hungary. He was visiting professor at the Sofia Music Academy (1970–1981). As a conductor he led the Pleven Symphony Orchestra (1973–1974) and from 1974 was conductor at the Plovdiv National Opera , where he was chief conductor from 1979 to 1981.

He then worked as chief conductor in Biel / Bienne (1981–1985) and in Lausanne (1985–1989). He was the initiator and director of the Acadia Summer Orchestra Academy for young musicians from Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania) in Switzerland (1989–1991). In 1989 and 1990 he worked as conductor of the ballet of the Monte Carlo Opera and conducted concerts and CD recordings with the Orchester Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo .

In 1990 he was a conductor at the Bonn Opera , where he led the Beethoven Hall orchestra . As a guest conductor, he traveled through Europe.

From 1994 to 1998 he took on the position of chief conductor of the Slovak National Opera in Bratislava and from 1998 to 2007 he was permanent guest conductor of the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. In addition, from 2002 to 2007 he was a permanent guest conductor of the Leipzig Opera of the Gewandhaus Orchestra . Since 2007 he has been working as a freelance conductor with international commitments.

Ivan Anguélov has worked with directors such as Robert Carsen , Johannes Schaaf , Pier Luigi Pizzi , Uwe Laufenberg and artists such as Edita Gruberová , Éva Marton , Piero Cappuccilli , Neil Shicoff , Margaret Price , Grace Bumbry , Joan Pons , Gösta Winbergh , Anna Tomowa -Sintow , Sergej Larin , Paata Burtschuladze and Zoran Todorowich .

Engagements (selection)

In addition to the engagements already mentioned, Anguélov worked internationally at numerous important opera houses such as B. Deutsche Oper Berlin , Bavarian State Opera Munich, Hamburg State Opera , Semperoper Dresden , Opera House Leipzig , State Theater Stuttgart , Opera Cologne , Opera Basel , Royal Opera Copenhagen and State Opera Istanbul with well-known orchestras in Paris , Monte-Carlo , Bern , Verona , Bologna , Brussels , Amsterdam , Prague , Vienna , Stockholm , Helsinki , Moscow , Budapest , Istanbul , Mexico City , Santiago de Chile and Tokyo .

Recordings

Anguélov has released more than 30 recordings with the Orchester Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo , the Berlin Symphony Orchestra , the Lausanne Opera Orchestra, the Stuttgart Philharmonic , the Nuremberg Symphony, the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Sofia Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Anguélov composed the music for several television films - including Omega 25 , Significance moment , Flucht mit Lucifer and created new orchestrations for small orchestras such as pictures at an exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky .

Awards and honors

  • Winner of the International Conducting Competition "N.Malko" - Copenhagen. 1971
  • Winner of the International Conducting Competition - Monte Carlo 1972
  • Award of the Union of Bulgarian Composers for numerous premieres of Bulgarian music - 1979.
  • "Furtwängler Prize" (1995) for particularly high artistic achievements together with the ensemble of the Slovak National Opera Bratislava (chief conductor)
  • "Golden Orpheus" Prize of the Opera Bastille - Paris, for the best recording of Richard Wagner's music, 2001
  • “Goldstift” Sofia 2007 for a contribution to Bulgarian culture and art
  • Medal of Honor "150 Years Opera Santiago de Chile" 2008
  • Medal of Honor "Boris Christoff" on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Boris Christoff


Discography

  • Antonin Dvorak / The 9 Symphonies / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (5 CD Box) / OEHMS Classics OC 376
  • A.Dvorak - Symphonia No.6 / Bohemian Suite / Slovac Radio Symphony Orchestra / ARTE NOVA 74321 91054
  • Saint-Saens - Symphony Nr.1 ​​/ Bizet -Symphony "Roma" / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / ARTE NOVA 74321 80795 2
  • N.Paganini - Concerto Nr 1 pour Violon / A. Khatchaturian / Concerto pour Violon / Christophe Boulier (Violon) / Orchester Philharmonique de Monte Carlo / REM Edition 311030 XCD
  • Marcel Henri Faivre / Symphonies Nr.3 et 4 / Musique pour cordes / Orchester Philharmonique de Monte Carlo / FIDSOUND 1990 CNAI - Paris
  • Marcel Henri Faivre - Symphony No.5 / Nuits- Ballet pour cordes / Orchester Philharmonique de Monte Carlo / FIDSOUND 1990 CNAI - Paris SC 875 87501
  • Richard Wagner - Tristan and Isolde / Robert Dean Smith, Linda Watson, Martin Bruns / Slovac Radio Symphony Orchestra / OEHMS Classics OC 527
  • Zwaag - Clarinet Concerto / Cello Concerto / Variation for Piano and Orchestra / Nürnberger Symphoniker / DRC DUTCH
  • Alfred Brüggemann - Sinfonia Sentimentale op.11 / Sofia Symphony Orchestra
  • Famous opera choirs - Choir of the National Opera Bratislava / Slovac Radio Symphony orchestra ARTE NOVA 7432178760 2
  • Edita Gruberova, Heidi Brunner, Neil Shikoff, Daniel Borowski - Chor des Theaters Basel / Basel Sinfonietta Opern Gala 2000
  • Giuseppe Verdi - Il Trovatore / Complete recording - Bogza, Alperin, Zvetanov, Morosow, Kubovcik / Slovac Radio Symphony Orchestra / Choir of the National Opera Bratislava / ARTE NOVA 74321 721102
  • Hans Werner Henze - Boulevard Solitude / Gesamtaufnahme / Vassileva, Pruett, Falkman, Salzmann, Brewer, Ottewaere / Orchester des Rencontres Musicales Opera Lausanne / CASCAVELLE VEL 1006
  • Antonin Dvorak - Symphony No.9 "From the New World" / Bohemian Suite / Slovac Radio Symphony Orchestra / OEHMS Classics OC 555
  • Famous Opera Choruses - Choir of the National Opera Bratislava / Slovac Radio Symphony Orchestra OEHMS Classics OC 219

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personal data
SURNAME Anguélov, Ivan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bulgarian conductor
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Kavala , Greece