Aleksandar Marković

Aleksandar Markovic

Aleksandar Marković (born in Belgrade, August 7, 1975.) is a Serbian conductor living in Vienna, Austria. He was a principal conductor of Tyrolean Opera House (Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck). In 2008, he became the musical director and principal conductor of Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Republic. His contract has recently been extended by orchestra's unanimous vote until the end of 2013/14 season.

Biography

Aleksandar Markovic graduated conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna (Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Wien), in the class of Leopold Hager.[1] He was rewarded the Diploma d'onore at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, where he attended master class in conducting.[1] He was a holder of the Herbert von Karajan Foundation's prestigious scholarship.[2] In 2003, has won the First Prize at the 7th International Conducting Competition of "Gregorz Fitelberg" in Katowice, Poland.[3]

He was a Principal Conductor of Tyrolean Opera House from Innsbruck, Austria (Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck), from 2005 to 2008. During that time, he led productions of Romeo and Juliet, Salome, Madam Butterfly, Tosca, Norma, La Traviata, Nabucco, The Flying Dutchman, Cavaleria Rusticana, I Pagliacci, The Marriage of Figaro, Swan Lake, and a large number of symphonic pieces.[2]

He also performed as a conductor on music festivals, such as: Bratislava Music Festival, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Kissinger Sommer Festival,[4] Osor Musical Evenings and Murten Classics Summer Festival.[5]

During his career, Aleksandar Markovic has conducted the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Dresden Philharmonic, and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.[6] He regularly works with the Prague Symphony Orchestra, RTVE Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, and has appeared with Nürnberger Philharmoniker, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, State Philharmonic Rheinland-Pfalz, Württembergische Philharmonie, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, National Theatre (Prague), Chamber Orchestra Spirit of Europe, Salzburger Landestheater, and National Theatre in Belgrade.[6] As for non-European countries, he has worked with Korean orchestras and the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra.[2]

He presently is the Music Director and Principal Conductor of Brno Philharmonic Orchestra.[6] Together with his orchestra, he appeared in Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg, Brucknerhaus Linz, Palace of Arts (Budapest), Stefaniensaal Graz, and in twelve cities of Japan.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aleksandar Marković". National Theatre (Prague). Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Aleksandar Marković". Dvořák Prague Festival. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ludzie: Aleksandar Markovic i Modestas Pitrenas" (in Polish). Gazeta.pl. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Kein Rausschmeißer nach Mozarts Jupiter-Sinfonie" (in German). Main Post. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Aleksandar Marković". Brno Philharmonic Orchestra. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 "Music Director and Principal Conductor". Brno Philharmonic Orchestra. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Japan Tour 2011". Brno Philharmonic Orchestra. Retrieved 10 October 2011.

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