Miltiades Caridis
Miltiades Caridis ( Greek Μιλτιάδης Καρύδης Miltiádis Karýdis ; born May 9, 1923 in Danzig ; † March 1, 1998 in Athens ) was a German-Greek conductor .
Life
Caridis was born in Danzig to a German mother and a Greek father. He grew up in Dresden until the family moved to Greece in 1938. Caridis began his music studies during the war at the Conservatory in Athens and completed it after the war at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Hans Swarowsky with the conducting examination.
He began his career at the Cologne Opera and the Graz Opera and conducted for seven years at the Vienna State Opera . From 1960 to 1967 he was chief conductor of the Philharmonia Hungarica . He then conducted the Oslo Philharmonic from 1969 to 1971 and the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria from 1975 to 1981 . As a freelance conductor he worked with numerous other orchestras and choirs around the world and took part in major festivals. From 1995 he directed the Greek radio orchestra; In February 1998 he suffered a stroke while rehearsing this orchestra, which he died a few days later.
His nephew Constantinos Carydis followed in his footsteps and conducted at the Vienna State Opera at the age of 32 .
Awards
- 1981: Béla Bartók medal for his contribution to the spread of Bartók's work, in Budapest awarded
- 1991: Award from the Athens Academy for his complete musical work
- 1997: Great Silver Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
literature
- Elisabeth Th. Hilscher-Fritz: Caridis, Miltiades. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
Web links
- Sound carriers by Miltiades Caridis in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography of Miltiades Caridis (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ not 1997 ( Rizospastis from March 4, 1998 (Greek) FAZ, obituary from March 5, 1998 press release of the Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich from March 3, 1998 )
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caridis, Miltiades |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Karýdis, Miltiádis; Καρύδης, Μιλτιάδης (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Greek conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 1998 |
| Place of death | Athens |