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Hans Graf

January 01, 1970

For the Austrian pianist and professor, see Hans Graf (pianist). For the German Goethe specialist, see Hans Gerhard Gräf.

Hans Graf (born 15 February 1949 in Marchtrenk) is an Austrian conductor.

As a child, Graf learned the violin and the piano. He studied at the Musikhochschule in Graz, Austria, and graduated with diplomas in piano and conducting. He also participated in conducting master classes with Franco Ferrara, Sergiu Celibidache, and Arvīds Jansons. He received a state scholarship at the Leningrad Conservatory with Jansons. For the 1975/1976 season Graf was music director of the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra in Baghdad. After winning the Karl Böhm conductor's competition in 1979, he made his debut at the Vienna State Opera in 1981 with Stravinsky's Petrouchka. He then worked at major opera houses, including Munich, Paris, Florence, Venice, and Rome. Since 1995, he has conducted most major American orchestras, including the Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra.

From 1984 to 1994 Graf was music director of the Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg, where he recorded the complete symphonies and other works by Mozart. From 1994 to 1996, he held the position of music director of the Basque National Orchestra, then from 1995 to 2003, of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and from 1998 to 2004 of the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, France, where he was nominated member of the Legion of Honour in 2002.

Graf first conducted the Houston Symphony in 2000, and became its music director in 2001. He made his Carnegie Hall conducting debut with the Houston Symphony in 2006.[1][2] At the conclusion of his Houston tenure in 2013, Graf took the title of Conductor Laureate.[3] He has been an artist-in-residence at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University. On 2 December 2012 Graf was honoured by the Bruckner Society of America with the Kilenyi Medal of Honor for his performances of the Bruckner's Symphonies 3-4 and 6-9, including the sketches to Finale of the 9th, as well as the Mass No. 2 and the Te Deum.[4]

From 2013 to 2015, Graf was professor of orchestral conducting at Mozarteum University Salzburg. In 2018, he won a Grammy award for his recording of Alban Berg's Wozzeck with Anne Schwanewilms, Roman Trekel and the Houston Symphony.[5] This recording had received an ECHO Klassik award in 2017.[6]

Graf has performed at the summer festivals of Tanglewood,[7] Aspen (both 2017), and Vail (2018).

Graf first appeared with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in 2015, and returned for a further guest engagement in 2018. In July 2019, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra announced his appointment as its new chief conductor, effective with the 2020-21 season.[8]

In private life, Graf is known as a wine connoisseur.[9] He and his wife, Margarita, have a daughter, Anna.

Discography edit

  • 2017: Alban Berg: Wozzeck. Roman Trekel, Anne Schwanewilms, Houston Symphony (Naxos).[10] ECHO Klassik Prize 2017 for best 20th/21st century opera recording and Grammy 2018[11] award for best opera recording.
  • 2014: Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. Sarah Tynan, Andrew Kennedy, Rodion Pogossow, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Trinity Boys Choir (LPO)
  • 2012: Paul Hindemith: Works for Viola and Orchestra (Der Schwanendreher, Trauermusik, Kammermusik Nr. 5 op. 36 Nr. 4, Konzertmusik op. 48a. First recording of early version). Tabea Zimmermann, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (Myrios)
  • 2010: The Planets. An HD Odyssey (DVD with film material from NASA, Video by Duncan Copp). Music: Gustav Holst: The Planets. Houston Symphony (HS Label)
  • 2009: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde. Jane Henschel, Gregory Kunde, Houston Symphony (Naxos)
  • 2007: Alexander Zemlinsky: Lyrische Symphonie op. 18, Alban Berg: Three pieces from the Lyric Suite (version for string orchestra). Twyla Robinson, Roman Trekel, Houston Symphony (Naxos)
  • 2007: George Gershwin: An American in Paris, Concerto in F, Porgy and Bess, A Symphonic Picture (arr. Richard Bennett). Jon Kimura Parker, Houston Symphony (HS Label)
  • 2006: Johann Strauss jr.: Overtures, waltzes, polkas. Houston Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (HS Label)
  • 2004: Béla Bartók: The Wooden Prince, Igor Strawinski: Divertimento (from Le Baiser de la Fée). Houston Symphony (Koch International)
  • 2004: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem K 626, Symphony C-Dur K 338, Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and cello K Anh. 104 (Fragment, orch. Hans Graf). Heidi Grant Murphy, Jane Gilbert, Stanford Olsen, Nathan Berg, Eric Halen, Wayne Brooks, Brinton Smith, Houston Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (HS Label, 2 CDs)
  • 2004: Anton Bruckner: Symphonie Nr. 4 E flat major. Houston Symphony (HS Label)
  • 2000–2004: Henri Dutilleux: Orchestral works: Symphony Nr. 2, Métaboles, The Shadows of Time, Symphony Nr. 1, Tout un monde lointain… (cello concerto), Timbres, Espace, Mouvement ou La Nuit Etoilée, L'Arbre des Songes (violin concerto), La Geôle (first recording), Deux Sonnets de Jean Cassou, Mystère de l'Instant (version for large orchestra). Jean Guihen Queyras, Olivier Charlier, François Le Roux, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine (Arte Nova/Sony, 3 CDs)
  • 2001: Darius Milhaud: Saudades do Brazil, Scaramouche for saxophone and orchestra. Heitor Villa-Lobos: Descobrimento do Brazil (Suite 2 & 3). Jeremy Brown, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CBC Records)
  • 2001: Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. Christine Brandes, Noel E. Velasco, Stephen Powell, Ford Bend Boys Chorus, Houston Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (HS Label)
  • 1998–2000: Franz Schubert: The complete symphonies, 4 overtures. Aarhus Symphony Orchestra (Kontrapunkt, 5 CDs)
  • 1999: Gustav Mahler: Symphony Nr. 1 D major (incl. Blumine). Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO Label)
  • 1999: Franz Liszt: Piano concertos Nr. 1 E flat major, Nr. 2 A major, Nr. 3 E flat major (Op. posth., ed. Jerry Rosenblatt), Concerto in the Hungarian style ("Sophie Menter-Konzert", orch. P.I. Tschaikowski). Janina Fialkowska, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CBC Records)
  • 1997: Manuel de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain. Isaac Albeniz: Rapsodia Española, Joaquin Turina: Rapsodia Sinfonica, Xavier Montsalvatge: Concierto Breve. Angela Cheng, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CBC Records)
  • 1992–1994: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano concertos K 271, 414, 456, 459, 466, 467, 482, 488, 491, 503, 537, 595. Éric Heidsieck, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (JVC, 6 CDs)
  • 1994: Anton Bruckner: Symphony Nr. 8. Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (VFMO 0894-1/2)
  • 1990: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin concertos Nr. 1 B flat major K 207, Nr. 2 D major K 211, Adagio for violin and orchestra K 261, Rondos for violin and orchestra K 269 & 373. Benjamin Schmid, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (Capriccio)
  • 1990: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concertos for flute and orchestra K 313 & 314, Andante for flute and orchestra in C major K 315, Rondo in D major K Anh. 184. Shigenori Kudo, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (NEC Classics)
  • 1990: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Dances and Minuets. Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (Capriccio)
  • 1989–1990: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The complete symphonies. Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (Capriccio, 13 CDs)
  • 1989: Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano concertos Nr. 1 C major & No. 4 G major. Maria Tipo, London Symphony Orchestra (EMI)
  • 1989: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concert for flute and harp K 299, Rondo in D major K Anh. 184, Concert for flute in D major K 314, Andante for flute and orchestra in C major K 315. Simion Stanciu, Helga Storck, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (Erato)
  • 1988: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Marches. Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (Capriccio)
  • 1987: Alexander Zemlinsky: Es war einmal (First recording). Eva Johansson, Kurt Westi, Aage Haugland, Per Arne Wahlgren, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (Capriccio)
  • 1981: Franz Lehár: Der Rastelbinder (First recording). Fritz Muliar, Elfie Hobarth, Helga Papouschek, Heinz Zednik, Adolf Dallapozza, Wiener Mozart Sängerknaben, ORF Chor, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien (CPO/WDR/ORF)

References edit

  1. ^ Allan Kozinn (26 January 2006). "An Icy Shostakovich and a Trim Mozart, by Way of Texas". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
  2. ^ Kevin Shihoten (9 July 2007). "Hans Graf Signs with Houston Symphony Through 2012". Playbill Arts. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
  3. ^ Tara Dooley (23 September 2009). "Hans Graf takes steps to leave symphony". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  4. ^ Hans Graf Receives the Bruckner Society of America's Medal of Honor
  5. ^ "60th Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  6. ^ "ECHO Klassik Winners 2017" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Boston Symphony Orchestra | bso.org". www.bso.org. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  8. ^ "Singapore Symphony Names Hans Graf as New Chief Conductor" (Press release). Singapore Symphony Orchestra. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  9. ^ Shelby Hodge (1 June 2006). "Houston Symphony League toasts the maestro". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
  10. ^ International, MusicWeb. "Berg Wozzeck NAXOS 8.660390-91 [GPJ] Classical Music Reviews: February 2017 - MusicWeb-International". www.musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  11. ^ "60th Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2018-01-28.

External links edit

  • CM Artists agency biography of Hans Graf
  • Hans Graf biography
Cultural offices
Preceded by Music Director, Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg
1984–1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Music Director, Orquesta de Euskadi
1994–1996 		Succeeded by
Gilbert Varga, Mario Venzago
Preceded by Music Director, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
1995–2003 		Succeeded by
Roberto Minczuk
Preceded by
John Neschling
 Music Director, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
1998–2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Music Director, Houston Symphony
2001–2013 		Succeeded by

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For the Austrian pianist and professor see Hans Graf pianist For the German Goethe specialist see Hans Gerhard Graf Hans Graf born 15 February 1949 in Marchtrenk is an Austrian conductor As a child Graf learned the violin and the piano He studied at the Musikhochschule in Graz Austria and graduated with diplomas in piano and conducting He also participated in conducting master classes with Franco Ferrara Sergiu Celibidache and Arvids Jansons He received a state scholarship at the Leningrad Conservatory with Jansons For the 1975 1976 season Graf was music director of the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra in Baghdad After winning the Karl Bohm conductor s competition in 1979 he made his debut at the Vienna State Opera in 1981 with Stravinsky s Petrouchka He then worked at major opera houses including Munich Paris Florence Venice and Rome Since 1995 he has conducted most major American orchestras including the Boston Symphony Cleveland Orchestra New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra From 1984 to 1994 Graf was music director of the Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg where he recorded the complete symphonies and other works by Mozart From 1994 to 1996 he held the position of music director of the Basque National Orchestra then from 1995 to 2003 of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and from 1998 to 2004 of the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine France where he was nominated member of the Legion of Honour in 2002 Graf first conducted the Houston Symphony in 2000 and became its music director in 2001 He made his Carnegie Hall conducting debut with the Houston Symphony in 2006 1 2 At the conclusion of his Houston tenure in 2013 Graf took the title of Conductor Laureate 3 He has been an artist in residence at the Shepherd School of Music Rice University On 2 December 2012 Graf was honoured by the Bruckner Society of America with the Kilenyi Medal of Honor for his performances of the Bruckner s Symphonies 3 4 and 6 9 including the sketches to Finale of the 9th as well as the Mass No 2 and the Te Deum 4 From 2013 to 2015 Graf was professor of orchestral conducting at Mozarteum University Salzburg In 2018 he won a Grammy award for his recording of Alban Berg s Wozzeck with Anne Schwanewilms Roman Trekel and the Houston Symphony 5 This recording had received an ECHO Klassik award in 2017 6 Graf has performed at the summer festivals of Tanglewood 7 Aspen both 2017 and Vail 2018 Graf first appeared with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in 2015 and returned for a further guest engagement in 2018 In July 2019 the Singapore Symphony Orchestra announced his appointment as its new chief conductor effective with the 2020 21 season 8 In private life Graf is known as a wine connoisseur 9 He and his wife Margarita have a daughter Anna Discography edit2017 Alban Berg Wozzeck Roman Trekel Anne Schwanewilms Houston Symphony Naxos 10 ECHO Klassik Prize 2017 for best 20th 21st century opera recording and Grammy 2018 11 award for best opera recording 2014 Carl Orff Carmina Burana Sarah Tynan Andrew Kennedy Rodion Pogossow London Philharmonic Orchestra amp Choir Trinity Boys Choir LPO 2012 Paul Hindemith Works for Viola and Orchestra Der Schwanendreher Trauermusik Kammermusik Nr 5 op 36 Nr 4 Konzertmusik op 48a First recording of early version Tabea Zimmermann Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin Myrios 2010 The Planets An HD Odyssey DVD with film material from NASA Video by Duncan Copp Music Gustav Holst The Planets Houston Symphony HS Label 2009 Gustav Mahler Das Lied von der Erde Jane Henschel Gregory Kunde Houston Symphony Naxos 2007 Alexander Zemlinsky Lyrische Symphonie op 18 Alban Berg Three pieces from the Lyric Suite version for string orchestra Twyla Robinson Roman Trekel Houston Symphony Naxos 2007 George Gershwin An American in Paris Concerto in F Porgy and Bess A Symphonic Picture arr Richard Bennett Jon Kimura Parker Houston Symphony HS Label 2006 Johann Strauss jr Overtures waltzes polkas Houston Symphony Orchestra amp Chorus HS Label 2004 Bela Bartok The Wooden Prince Igor Strawinski Divertimento from Le Baiser de la Fee Houston Symphony Koch International 2004 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem K 626 Symphony C Dur K 338 Sinfonia Concertante for violin viola and cello K Anh 104 Fragment orch Hans Graf Heidi Grant Murphy Jane Gilbert Stanford Olsen Nathan Berg Eric Halen Wayne Brooks Brinton Smith Houston Symphony Orchestra amp Chorus HS Label 2 CDs 2004 Anton Bruckner Symphonie Nr 4 E flat major Houston Symphony HS Label 2000 2004 Henri Dutilleux Orchestral works Symphony Nr 2 Metaboles The Shadows of Time Symphony Nr 1 Tout un monde lointain cello concerto Timbres Espace Mouvement ou La Nuit Etoilee L Arbre des Songes violin concerto La Geole first recording Deux Sonnets de Jean Cassou Mystere de l Instant version for large orchestra Jean Guihen Queyras Olivier Charlier Francois Le Roux Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine Arte Nova Sony 3 CDs 2001 Darius Milhaud Saudades do Brazil Scaramouche for saxophone and orchestra Heitor Villa Lobos Descobrimento do Brazil Suite 2 amp 3 Jeremy Brown Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra CBC Records 2001 Carl Orff Carmina Burana Christine Brandes Noel E Velasco Stephen Powell Ford Bend Boys Chorus Houston Symphony Orchestra amp Chorus HS Label 1998 2000 Franz Schubert The complete symphonies 4 overtures Aarhus Symphony Orchestra Kontrapunkt 5 CDs 1999 Gustav Mahler Symphony Nr 1 D major incl Blumine Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra CPO Label 1999 Franz Liszt Piano concertos Nr 1 E flat major Nr 2 A major Nr 3 E flat major Op posth ed Jerry Rosenblatt Concerto in the Hungarian style Sophie Menter Konzert orch P I Tschaikowski Janina Fialkowska Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra CBC Records 1997 Manuel de Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain Isaac Albeniz Rapsodia Espanola Joaquin Turina Rapsodia Sinfonica Xavier Montsalvatge Concierto Breve Angela Cheng Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra CBC Records 1992 1994 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano concertos K 271 414 456 459 466 467 482 488 491 503 537 595 Eric Heidsieck Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg JVC 6 CDs 1994 Anton Bruckner Symphony Nr 8 Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg VFMO 0894 1 2 1990 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin concertos Nr 1 B flat major K 207 Nr 2 D major K 211 Adagio for violin and orchestra K 261 Rondos for violin and orchestra K 269 amp 373 Benjamin Schmid Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg Capriccio 1990 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concertos for flute and orchestra K 313 amp 314 Andante for flute and orchestra in C major K 315 Rondo in D major K Anh 184 Shigenori Kudo Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg NEC Classics 1990 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Dances and Minuets Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg Capriccio 1989 1990 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The complete symphonies Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg Capriccio 13 CDs 1989 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano concertos Nr 1 C major amp No 4 G major Maria Tipo London Symphony Orchestra EMI 1989 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concert for flute and harp K 299 Rondo in D major K Anh 184 Concert for flute in D major K 314 Andante for flute and orchestra in C major K 315 Simion Stanciu Helga Storck Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg Erato 1988 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Marches Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg Capriccio 1987 Alexander Zemlinsky Es war einmal First recording Eva Johansson Kurt Westi Aage Haugland Per Arne Wahlgren Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra amp Chorus Capriccio 1981 Franz Lehar Der Rastelbinder First recording Fritz Muliar Elfie Hobarth Helga Papouschek Heinz Zednik Adolf Dallapozza Wiener Mozart Sangerknaben ORF Chor Radio Symphonieorchester Wien CPO WDR ORF References edit Allan Kozinn 26 January 2006 An Icy Shostakovich and a Trim Mozart by Way of Texas The New York Times Retrieved 14 August 2007 Kevin Shihoten 9 July 2007 Hans Graf Signs with Houston Symphony Through 2012 Playbill Arts Retrieved 14 August 2007 Tara Dooley 23 September 2009 Hans Graf takes steps to leave symphony Houston Chronicle Retrieved 2 October 2009 Hans Graf Receives the Bruckner Society of America s Medal of Honor 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards GRAMMY com 2017 11 28 Retrieved 2018 01 28 ECHO Klassik Winners 2017 PDF Boston Symphony Orchestra bso org www bso org Retrieved 2019 08 15 Singapore Symphony Names Hans Graf as New Chief Conductor Press release Singapore Symphony Orchestra 8 July 2019 Retrieved 2019 07 08 Shelby Hodge 1 June 2006 Houston Symphony League toasts the maestro Houston Chronicle Retrieved 14 August 2007 International MusicWeb Berg Wozzeck NAXOS 8 660390 91 GPJ Classical Music Reviews February 2017 MusicWeb International www musicweb international com Retrieved 2017 07 22 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards GRAMMY com 2017 11 28 Retrieved 2018 01 28 External links editCM Artists agency biography of Hans Graf Hans Graf biography Cultural offices Preceded byLeopold Hager Music Director Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg1984 1994 Succeeded byHubert Soudant Preceded byMaximiano Valdes Music Director Orquesta de Euskadi1994 1996 Succeeded byGilbert Varga Mario Venzago Preceded byMario Bernardi Music Director Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra1995 2003 Succeeded byRoberto Minczuk Preceded byJohn Neschling Music Director Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine1998 2004 Succeeded byKwame Ryan Preceded byChristoph Eschenbach Music Director Houston Symphony2001 2013 Succeeded byAndres Orozco Estrada Portal nbsp Classical music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hans Graf amp oldid 1219026308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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