Nagy Zsolt
conductor
Place of Birth
Gyula
Date of Birth
1957
1976-79 Coach and conductor at the City Theatre of Békéscsaba, Hungary
1980-84 Studied conducting at the Budapest Academy of Music with István Párkai
1985-89 Active participant at the Bartók Seminar and Festival with Péter Eötvös
1988-89 Soros Foundation Fellowship - Milano, Paris
1990-95 Teaching post in the Institute for New Music of the Music Academy in Karlsruhe (assist. of Péter Eötvös)
1992 Lecturer in conducting
1995-97 Musical director of the Institute of Music Theatre
1992- Various orchestral projects and Master classes for conductors in Music Academies throughout Europe (Biel, Cologne, Geneva, La Chaux de Fond, Neuchatel, Paris, Stuttgart, Trossingen)
1995- Guest professor of the International Eötvös Institute Stuttgart (1995), Cologne (1997), Edenkoben (1998)
1999 Special award for excellence in performing new Israeli music
1999- Chief conductor and artistic adviser of the Israel Contemporary Players
2002- Professor in conducting of the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris; Artistic director of the Master class for Conductors with the Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, (held in Ostrava) and of the Master class for Young Conductors for New Music (held in the Jerusalem Music Center)
From 1987 professional opera and concert conductor at BBC Symphony Orchestra, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra Antwerp, Orchestra di Santa Cecilia Roma, Irish National Symphony Orchestra Dublin, RAI Symphony Orchestras of Milan and Turin, SDR Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, SWF Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra,Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Nederlands Ballet Orkest, BIT 20, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Finnish Radio Orchestra, Contrechamp Geneva, Opera Vest, Varianti Stuttgart, Ensemble United Berlin, Klangforum Wien, Musikfabrik NRW, Itinaire Paris, International Percussion Center Geneva, Ensemble Plural Madrid, UMZE Budapest, Kollegium Novum Zurich, Chamber Orchestra Basel etc.
Over 200 World Premiers and numerous radio and CD recordings. Regular appearances at the following Music Festivals: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Basle, Bergen, Berlin, Bremen, Budapest, Brussels, Donaueschingen, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Geneva, Ghent, Huddersfield, Jerusalem, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, Ostrava, Paris, Prague, Rio de Janeiro, Royaumont, Salzburg, Seoul, Stuttgart, Tallinn, Tel Aviv, Turin, Vienna, Zurich. Performances with the most celebrated international artists.
1980-84 Studied conducting at the Budapest Academy of Music with István Párkai
1985-89 Active participant at the Bartók Seminar and Festival with Péter Eötvös
1988-89 Soros Foundation Fellowship - Milano, Paris
1990-95 Teaching post in the Institute for New Music of the Music Academy in Karlsruhe (assist. of Péter Eötvös)
1992 Lecturer in conducting
1995-97 Musical director of the Institute of Music Theatre
1992- Various orchestral projects and Master classes for conductors in Music Academies throughout Europe (Biel, Cologne, Geneva, La Chaux de Fond, Neuchatel, Paris, Stuttgart, Trossingen)
1995- Guest professor of the International Eötvös Institute Stuttgart (1995), Cologne (1997), Edenkoben (1998)
1999 Special award for excellence in performing new Israeli music
1999- Chief conductor and artistic adviser of the Israel Contemporary Players
2002- Professor in conducting of the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris; Artistic director of the Master class for Conductors with the Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, (held in Ostrava) and of the Master class for Young Conductors for New Music (held in the Jerusalem Music Center)
From 1987 professional opera and concert conductor at BBC Symphony Orchestra, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra Antwerp, Orchestra di Santa Cecilia Roma, Irish National Symphony Orchestra Dublin, RAI Symphony Orchestras of Milan and Turin, SDR Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, SWF Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra,Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Nederlands Ballet Orkest, BIT 20, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Finnish Radio Orchestra, Contrechamp Geneva, Opera Vest, Varianti Stuttgart, Ensemble United Berlin, Klangforum Wien, Musikfabrik NRW, Itinaire Paris, International Percussion Center Geneva, Ensemble Plural Madrid, UMZE Budapest, Kollegium Novum Zurich, Chamber Orchestra Basel etc.
Over 200 World Premiers and numerous radio and CD recordings. Regular appearances at the following Music Festivals: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Basle, Bergen, Berlin, Bremen, Budapest, Brussels, Donaueschingen, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Geneva, Ghent, Huddersfield, Jerusalem, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, Ostrava, Paris, Prague, Rio de Janeiro, Royaumont, Salzburg, Seoul, Stuttgart, Tallinn, Tel Aviv, Turin, Vienna, Zurich. Performances with the most celebrated international artists.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Donaueschinger Musiktage 1994 | Col Legno | WWE 31882 |
3 CDs / World Premiere Recordings |