- Gianluigi Gelmetti
Gianluigi Gelmetti (born
11 September ,1945 ,Rome ) is an Italian conductor and composer.He studied conducting with
Franco Ferrara ,Sergiu Celibidache andHans Swarowsky . He first conducted an orchestra in Siena at age 16. [cite news | author=Anne Maria Nicholson | title=Sydney Symphony appoints new chief conductor (radio transcript) | url=http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2004/s1054335.htm | work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation, The 7:30 Report | date=26 February 2004 | accessdate=2008-04-09]Gelmetti has served as principal conductor of the
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (1989-1998) and of theMonte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra (1990-1992). Gelmetti became chief conductor of theTeatro dell'Opera di Roma in 2001. In July 2006, he and the company announced that he would conclude his tenure with the Opera di Roma at the end of his contract, in 2008. [cite news | author=Matthew Westphal | title=Gianluigi Gelmetti to Step Down as Opera di Roma's Music Director - And Calls for Riccardo Muti to Succeed Him | url=http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/4939.html | work=Playbill Arts | date=24 July 2006 | accessdate=2008-04-09]Gelmetti made his first guest-conducting appearance with the
Sydney Symphony in 1994. He became chief conductor and artistic director of the orchestra in 2004, for an initial contract of 5 years. He has participated in conducting courses and masterclasses for youngAustralia n conductors. [cite news | author=Angela Bennie | title=Conductors unbecoming | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Arts/Conductors-unbecoming/2005/04/29/1114635740081.html | work=Sydney Morning Herald | date=30 April 2005 | accessdate=2008-04-09] In March 2006, the orchestra announced that Gelmetti would conclude his Sydney Symphony tenure at the end of his contract in December 2008, but would continue to work with the orchestra as a guest conductor. [cite news | author=Vivien Schweitzer | title=Sydney Symphony Conductor Gianluigi Gelmetti to Step Down in 2008 | url=http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/4084.html | work=Playbill Arts | date=8 March 2006 | accessdate=2008-04-09]Gelmetti's compositions include "Algos" (for orchestra), "Prasanta Atma" (in memory of Sergiu Celibidache), and "In Paradisum Deducant Te Angeli". In addition, he has taught at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana of Siena since 1997.
References
External links
* [http://www.musicpartnership.co.uk/Pages/Con_Gelmetti.html Gianluigi Gelmetti biography] at the
Music Partnership Limited
* [http://www.sydneysymphony.com/page.asp?p=68 Gianluigi Gelmetti biography] at theSydney Symphony
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