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| Günter Neuhold |
| A | Sundry Artistic Director Cyprus Symphony Orchestra (22/23) |
| Born | |
| Graz | Austria | |
| Studies | |
| University of Music Graz with Franco Ferrara in Rome with Prof. Hans Swarowsky in Vienna | |
| Highlights | |
| 1999: Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria | |
| Prizes | |
| Florenz: First Prize (1972) San Remo Marinuzzi: First Prize (1976) Wien Swarowsky: Second Prize (1977) Salzburg Böhm: First Prize (1977) Mailand Cantelli: Third Prize (1977) | |
| Recordings | |
| Bella Musica, Antes Edition, Bayer Records, Naxos, Fonita Cetra, Cadenza, Thorofon | |
| Short Biography | |
| Günter Neuhold was born in Graz, Austria. In 1969 he completed his studies at the Graz Conservatory with a masters degree, upon which several years of instruction followed with Franco Ferrara in Rome and Prof. Hans Swarowsky in Vienna. Between 1972 and 1980 he was engaged at various German opera houses, a period which he concluded as first Kapellmeister in Hannover and Dortmund. Laureate of various international conducting competitions (1976: Florence 1st prize and San Remo „Marinuzzi“ 1st prize; 1977 Vienna, „Swarowsky“ 2nd prize and Salzburg, „Böhm“ 1st prize as well as Milan, „Cantelli“ 3rd prize, among others), he embarked on an international career. He has conducted stage productions at the Wiener Staatsoper, Scala Milano, Opernhaus Zürich, Staatsoper Dresden, Nationaltheater München, Berliner Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin, Oper Leipzig, Teatro Real Madrid, Opéra Monte Carlo, Chatelet, Opera National de Paris, Teatro Colon B.A., Grand Théatre de Genéve, Bordeaux, Capitole Toulouse, Opera Nat. du Rhin Strasbourg, Den Norske Opera Oslo, Göteborgs Operan, Teatro Sao Carlos Lisboa, Opera Roma, Teatro Com. Bologna, Genova, Teatro Mass. Palermo, Catania, Philadelphia Opera as well as undertaken international tours in USA, Japan and Russia. Festival appearances include Salzburg Festival (78, 80, 83, 86), Festival de Radio France-Montpellier, Vlaanderen Festival, Biennale Venice, Enescu Festival Bucarest, Musikfestspiele and Intern.Strauss Festival Dresden, Colorado Music-Festival, Granada Festival, among many others. Noted for his extensive repertoire, Günter Neuhold is particularly renowned for his interpretations of the works of Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart, Berg, Mahler, Schönberg, Shostakovich, Zemslinsky as well as the operas of Mozart, Puccini, Strauss, Verdi and Wagner. Günter Neuhold has held positions as both Music Director and Chief Conductor in Parma, Antwerp, Karlsruhe, Bremen and Bilbao. As of season 2022/23 Günter Neuhold was appointed New Artistic Director – Conductor of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. 2022/2023 This biography is for website use only. If you wish to revise, or receive a full and updated biography, please contact Mark Stephan Buhl Artists Management (office@msbuhl.com). Please use material of the current season only. | |
