Michael Gielen
Michael Andreas Gielen ( born July 20, 1927 in Dresden ) is a German -Austrian composer and conductor.
Life
Gielen is the son of the Austrian theater 's and later director of the Burgtheater Josef Gielen and actress Rosa helmsman, sister of Salka Viertel, Eduard helmsman and Zygmunt helmsman. Gielen's family emigrated to Argentina in 1940. Michael Gielen studied music and philosophy in Buenos Aires and began his career as a coach at the Teatro Colón, where the conductor Erich Kleiber influenced him decisively. In 1950 he went to the Vienna State Opera, where he also worked as a coach and met, among other things, to Herbert von Karajan, Karl Böhm, Clemens Krauss and Dimitri Mitropoulos. From 1960, Gielen was music director of the Royal Opera in Stockholm, in 1969 Director of the Belgian National Orchestra in Brussels and in 1973 Chief Conductor of the Netherlands Opera in Amsterdam for five years. History of opera, he wrote as conductor of the world premiere of Bernd Alois Zimmermann's opera Die Soldaten February 15, 1965 in Cologne. From 1977 to 1987, Gielen director of the Frankfurt Opera, which became under his direction (in collaboration with Klaus Zehelein ) to one of the most important opera houses in Europe, also director of the Museum Concerts in Frankfurt am Main. At the same time, he was from 1978 to 1981 Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London, whose honorary conductor, he has since become, and from 1980 to 1986 director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
In 1986, he took over the SWF Sinfonieorchester Baden -Baden, which was renamed in 1996 in SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden -Baden and Freiburg, and ran it until 1999. Since 1999 he has been a regular guest conductor of this orchestra. Gielen maintains a wide repertoire ranging from Bach to contemporary and from the concert hall to opera. For contemporary music, to which he himself provides as a composer posts, he sits as a conductor, a particularly. He regularly appeared at the Donaueschingen Music Days.
Quotes
- " The instinct is to contribute to the nutrition and reproduction; for the art one must seek the brain. "
- " Great? Are conductors from 1,80 m "
Awards
Works (selection)
- The bells are on the wrong track. With texts by Hans Arp. World Premiere: 1970 under the SR- music festival in the 20th century. Contributors: Joan Carroll, Siegfried Palm, Aloys Kontarsky, Wilhelm Bruck, Christoph Caskel and Michael Gielen.
- 1983-1985: String Quartet Un vieux souvenir. According to texts from Baudelaire's Fleurs du Mal. World Premiere: 1985, LaSalle String Quartet, Cincinnati.
- Definitely music. Memories. Island, Frankfurt am Main 2005, ISBN 3-458-17272-6.
- With Paul Fiebig: Mahler in conversation. The ten symphonies. Metzler, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-476-01933-0.