Rossen Milanov

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Rossen Milanov

Rossen Milanov ( Bulgarian Росен Миланов , German transcription Rossen Milanow , born January 13, 1965 in Sofia , Bulgaria ) is a Bulgarian conductor. He is the music director of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra . the New Jersey Symphony in C , chief conductor of the Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias , in Spain , music director of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra , music director of the Chautauqua Symphony summer festival orchestra and was music director of the Bulgarian New Symphony Orchestra .

life and career

youth

Milanov studied oboe and orchestral conducting at the National Music Academy “Prof. Pantscho Wladigerow ” and at Duquesne University, where he completed his studies with a master's degree as an oboe virtuoso. His further path led him to the Curtis Institute of Music in the USA and, with a scholarship from the Bruno Walter Memorial Scholarship, to the Juilliard School , where he completed his artistic skills as a conductor in both institutions with Otto-Werner Mueller .

Career as a conductor

From 1994 to 1999 Milanov was conductor of the Juilliard School Pre-College Orchestra and music director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2001. In 2000 he followed the call of first assistant conductor to the Philadelphia Orchestra, in 2003 he was promoted to the baton of chief conductor and finally from 2006 to 2010 the position of artistic director of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts ensemble . At the same time from 2003 to 2008 he was chief conductor of the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra .

In September 2014, Milanov, with a two-year contract and an option for four more years as music director, took over responsibility for the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and, a month later, the summer festival orchestra of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in the same position .

Awards

In 2005 Milanov was named Bulgarian Musician of the Year. He received the award from the Bulgarian Minister of Culture for his outstanding contribution to Bulgarian culture. In 2011 he received the ASCAP Award for his services to the artistic development of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra .

Cooperations

Milanov worked with Yo-Yo Ma , Itzhak Perlman , Joshua Bell , Midori and Christian Tetzlaff . He has conducted premier pieces by Richard Danielpour , Gabriel Prokofiev and Nicholas Maw as well as the compositions of the winners of the final theses of the Symphony in C

He was also a guest conductor with ensembles such as the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra , Grant Park Music Festival , Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra , Baltimore Symphony Orchestra , Orchestra of St. Lukes , BBC Symphony Orchestra , Royal Scottish National Orchestra , Scottish Chamber Orchestra , Orchester de la Suisse Romande , Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest , Residentie Orkest , Orquesta Nacional de México , NHK Symphony Orchestra , Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra , Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra , Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra .

As a conductor in various ballet performances he has collaborated with, among others, Mats Ek at the Zurich Opera House , with Sabrina Matthews and Nils Christe at the Kungliga Baletten in Stockholm , Benjamin Millepied and Andonis Foniadakis at the Grand Théâtre de Genève and Jorma Elo in Philadelphia .

Operas

At the Komische Oper Berlin he conducted Dmitri Shostakowitsch's Lady Macbeth from Mzensk , with the Philadelphia Orchestra Puccini's La bohème , and at the Curtis Opera Theater in Philadelphia , also as a recording for Albany Records , Dominick Argento's Postcard from Morocco .

Music teacher

Milanov is Music Director of the Training Orchestra of the Symphony in C and the New Symphony Orchestra in his hometown of Sofia. He also contributes regularly to the Carnegie Hall for the Link Up program of the Weill Music Institute .

Sound carrier

Milanov recorded sound carriers with Shostakovich's 15th Symphony , the 1st Symphony by Brahms and Joseph Jongens Sinfonia Concertante with the Philadelphia Orchestra, published with the title A Grand Celebration for Gothic Label 2008. With the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra he recorded works by the Russian composer Alla Pavlova for Naxos 2006. Recordings of Stravinsky's Petruschka and Manuel de Falla's Der Dreispitz with the Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias for Classic Concert Records are from the 2010s .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The successful path of the famous Bulgarian conductor Rossen Milanov on danybon.com January 20, 2016; accessed on April 12, 2017 (Bulgarian)
  2. ^ History and Mission - Princeton Symphony Orchestra . Princeton Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ Artistic Staff | Symphony in C . Symphony in C. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  4. ^ Inicio - Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias . Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  5. ^ Nancy Gilson: Columbus Symphony to tap Milanov as new conductor . September 10, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  6. ^ Mary Kunz Goldman: Chautauqua Symphony names new music director . October 16, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  7. ^ Music Leaders . New Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  8. ↑ Biographgy | Rossen Milanov . Rossen Milanov. Archived from the original on June 12, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  9. ^ Curtis Institute of Music | Curtis Musicians Perform at Mann Center June 29-July 1 . Curtis Institute of Music. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  10. ↑ Alumni News for September 2009 | The Juilliard School . The Juilliard School. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  11. ↑ Milanov gets sensational send-off - Chicago Tribune . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  12. ^ Music Director | Princeton Symphony Orchestra . Princeton Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  13. ^ Nancy Gilson: Columbus Symphony to tap Milanov as new conductor . September 10, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  14. ^ Mary Kunz Goldman: Chautauqua Symphony names new music director . October 16, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  15. ^ ASCAP "Adventurous Programming" Presented at the League of American Orchestras Conference in Minneapolis . ASCAP. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  16. ↑ Professional Development Internship Program. Symphony in C, accessed April 1, 2017 .
  17. ↑ Sleeping Beauty - Presentation - Zurich Opera House . Zurich Opera House. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  18. ^ Rambert Blog . Rambert Dance Company. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  19. ↑ 111 Organizations Collaborate to Create Multi-Million Dollar Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, Inspired by the Kimmel Center - The Business Journals . The Business Journals. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  20. ↑ The Philadelphia Orchestra performs 'La Boheme' Wednesday | VailDaily.com . Vail Daily. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  21. ^ Postcard from Morocco: Albany Records . Albany Records. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  22. ↑ Over 15,000 Children Link Up with Orchestra of St. Luke's . Carnegie Hall. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  23. ^ A Grand Celebration, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Wanamaker Organ, Peter Conte . Gothic label. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  24. ^ Pavlova, A .: Monolog / The Old New York Nostalgia / Sulamith Suite / -8.557674 . Naxos Records. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  25. ^ OSPA . Classical Concert Records. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Milanov, Rossen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Росен, Миланов
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bulgarian conductor
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Sofia , Bulgaria