Marioara Trifan

Marioara Trifan (born March 8, 1950 in Los Angeles ) is an American pianist , conductor and university teacher .

Professional background

Marioara Trifan began to learn the piano at the age of three. In 1965 she received her diploma (major in piano) from the Curtis Institute of Music , Philadelphia and in 1970 a Bachelor of Science Degree (major in piano) from the Juilliard School , New York . In 1971 she received a Master of Science degree (major in piano) at the same conservatory .

In the following years Marioara Trifan passed three university exams with distinction at European universities: 1975 the artistic maturity examination in the main subject piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna , 1977 the concert examination in the main subject piano and 1984 the artistic maturity examination in the main subject conducting at the music academy Cologne .

She attended masterclasses for piano, among others with Vladimir Ashkenazy and Jorge Bolet , and masterclasses in conducting, among others with Julius Kalmar and Ferdinand Leitner .

Professional Activities

From 1973 to 1974 she was solo coach at the Volksoper Vienna , later solo coach with conducting engagements at the Mannheim National Theater (1984 to 1987). She was artistic director of the Stamiz Orchestra in Mannheim from 1987 to 1988, and from 1987 to 1990 she was Kapellmeister at the Theater Hagen . In 1990 Marioara Trifan returned to the USA. This was followed by four years as artistic and musical director at the Baton Rouge Opera in Louisiana , USA . From 1994 to 1998 Marioara Trifan was first conductor at the Koblenz City Theater . There she led the symphony concerts, often in a double function, and conducted from the piano.

In addition, she has appeared as a pianist on international podiums in Europe and overseas. She was a guest conductor and piano soloist with the State Orchestra Rheinische Philharmonie , conducted operas, concerts and ballets for the Dresden Staatskapelle , the MDR Radio Orchestra Leipzig, the Bayreuth International Youth Festival Orchestra, the Handel Festival Orchestra Halle, the Erfurt Municipal Philharmonic , the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Chamber Symphony, Opera voor Vlaanderen Antwerp and Gent, at Syracuse Opera in New York .

Teaching activities

From 1978 to 1984 Marioara Trifan held a teaching position for piano and chamber music at the Cologne University of Music . She was professor and head of the opera school at Louisiana State University , Louisiana from 1990 to 1994. In 1998 she was appointed professor at the University of Music and Theater in Munich . She became the artistic director of the opera school. There she studied a production every semester, which she performed in the Prinzregententheater and then in other houses.

Professional focus

Marioara Trifan masters the orchestral repertoire of the Classical , Romantic and Modern periods in all its breadth. She also has extensive experience in contemporary music and choral symphonics. A special focus is on music theater .

Awards (selection)

Marioara Trifan took part in many international competitions and was awarded numerous prizes.

She won first prize at the Concurso Internacional Premio Jaén de Piano in Jaén , Spain (1973), the Concurso Internacional de Piano de Santander Paloma O'Shea in Santander , Spain (1975), at the First International Piano Competition , Tokyo (1978) and the Maryland International Piano Competition (now William Kapell Competition ) in Maryland , United States (1979). In 1979 she took second place at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich . In 1977 she won the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Prize in Berlin , and in 1980 she won a silver medal at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv . In 1985, Marioara Trifan took first place at the International Mozart Festival in Salzburg .

Discography

• Koblenz Concerts CD 1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 6 KV 238 , Rondo in D major KV 382 , Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 20 KV 466 . Jenő Jandó and Marioara Trifan, piano. State Orchestra Rheinische Philharmonie (musical direction: Christian Kluttig )
• University of Music and Theater Munich (Ed.): Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Così fan tutte . Excerpts from the 1st and 2nd act. Bettina Baumgartner , Petra van der Mieden , Regina Richter , Manfred Bittner, Matthias Heubusch, Robert Merwald. Choir of the University of Music and Theater Munich. Munich Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marioara Trifan.

Web links

• Trifan's biography on www.dirigentinnen.de

Individual evidence

1. ^ Elke Mascha Blankenburg: Female conductors in the 20th century. Portraits from Marin Alsop to Simone Young. Hamburg European Publishing House, 2003, ISBN 3-434-50536-9 , p. 199.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g female} conductors. In: dirigentinnen.de. Retrieved July 3, 2017 . 
3. ^ Elke Mascha Blankenburg: Female conductors in the 20th century. Portraits from Marin Alsop to Simone Young. Hamburg European Publishing House, 2003, ISBN 3-434-50536-9 , p. 202.
4. ^ Elke Mascha Blankenburg: Female conductors in the 20th century. Portraits from Marin Alsop to Simone Young. Hamburg European Publishing House, 2003, ISBN 3-434-50536-9 , p. 203.
5. ^ Elke Mascha Blankenburg: Female conductors in the 20th century. Portraits from Marin Alsop to Simone Young. Hamburg European Publishing House, 2003, ISBN 3-434-50536-9 , p. 204.