Vijay Upadhyaya
Vijay Upadhyaya (born September 6, 1966 in Lucknow ) is an Indian / Austrian choir director , conductor and composer .
Life
He is the founder of the Graz University Choir, which he chaired until 1996. He currently directs the orchestra and the choir of the University of Vienna and the Vienna Schubert Orchestra and the Vienna Festival Chorus and since 2009 permanent guest conductor of the Chinese National Orchestra and -chores.
In 2001 he founded the Vienna Vocal Consort , a vocal ensemble for early music in Austria, as music director at the Karlskirche Vienna .
He founded the India National Youth Orchestra in 2011 .
Discography (selection)
- Gustav Mahler : Symphony No. 8 - Symphony of a Thousand (CD). Upadhyaya, choir and orchestra of the University of Vienna
- Vijay Upadhyaya: Prayer Flags (CD). Upadhyaya, choir and orchestra of the University of Vienna
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina : O Magnum Mysterium (CD). Upadhyaya, Vienna Vocal Consort
- Renaissance - The time of sensuality (CD). Upadhyaya, Vienna Vocal Consort
Compositions (selection)
- Symphony No. 1 - "prayer flags" (engl. Prayer Flags )
Web links
- vijay.at official website of Vijay Upadhyaya
- unichor.at Website of the choir and orchestra of the University of Vienna
Individual evidence
- ^ Vijay Upadhyaya - Graz University Choir. In: www.unichor-graz.com. Retrieved December 27, 2016 .
- ^ Vienna Vocal Consort. In: www.vocalconsort.at. Retrieved December 28, 2016 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Upadhyaya, Vijay |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian choir director, conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lucknow |