Vladimir Jurowski - conductor
Principal Conductor, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Principal Artist, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Artistic Director, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia (Svetlanov
Symphony Orchestra)
Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
(RSB)
One of today’s most sought-after conductors, acclaimed worldwide for his
incisive musicianship and a unique artistic profile, Vladimir Jurowski enjoys
close relationships with some of the world’s most distinguished artistic
institutions. He works annually with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and
appears regularly with the London Philharmonic at festivals including the BBC
Proms, the George Enescu Festival of Bucharest, Musikfest Berlin, and the
Schleswig Holstein and Rostropovich Festivals. He enjoys regular collaborations
with many of the world's leading orchestras in both Europe and North America.
In October 2015, Vladimir Jurowski was announced as the next Chief Conductor and
Artistic Director of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, a position he will
take up from the 17/18 season. In November 2015 the Enescu International
Festival announced that Vladimir Jurowski is appointed its next Artistic
Director. M° Jurowski will assume this honorary mantel immediately in
preparation for the 2017 edition of the festival. He was appointed Principal
Guest Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 2003, becoming the
orchestra's Principal Conductor in September 2007. He also holds the titles of
Principal Artist of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Artistic
Director of the Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra. He has previously
held the positions of First Kapellmeister of the Komische Oper Berlin
(1997-2000), Principal Guest Conductor of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna
(2000-2003), Principal Guest Conductor of the Russian National Orchestra
(2005-2009) and Music Director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera (2001-2013).
A committed operatic conductor, M° Jurowski’s activities included over the years
appearances at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Opéra National de Paris, La
Scala in Milan, Teatro Real in Madrid, Semperoper in Dresden and many others.
Recent engagements include Eugene Onegin at Teatro alla Scala Milan,
Ruslan and Ludmila at the Bolshoi Theatre, Salome with the State
Academic Symphony of Russia, and Iolanta and Der Teufel von Loudon
at the Semperoper Dresden, as well as Die Zauberflöte, La Cenerentola,
Otello, Macbeth, Falstaff, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg,
Don Giovanni, The Rake’s Progress, The Cunning Little Vixen, Ariadne auf Naxos
and Peter Eötvös’ Love and Other Demons at Glyndebourne Opera.
In 2015 he returned to the Komische Oper Berlin for a universally-acclaimed new
production of Moses und Aron, then he made his debut at the Bayerische
Staatsoper in Munich with Prokofiev’s The Fiery Angel, and future
operatic highlights include his Salzburg Festival debut with Wozzeck, and
his first return to Glyndebourne as a guest conductor, to lead the world
premiere production of Brett Dean’s Hamlet.
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