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Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

August 23, 2023

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (born Mirga Gražinytė, 2 April 1986 in Vilnius)[1] is a Lithuanian conductor. She was the musical director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO).[2]

Gražinytė-Tyla in 2019

Conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at the Aldeburgh Festival in 2017

Biography

Early years and education

Gražinytė-Tyla was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. Her father, Romualdas Gražinis, is a choir conductor affiliated with the Aidija Chamber Choir in Vilnius.[3] Her mother Sigutė Gražinienė is a pianist and singer.[4] Her grandmother Beata Vasiliauskaitė-Šmidtienė was a violinist.[5] Her great-uncle was an organist, and her great-aunt was a composer.[6] The oldest of three siblings,[7] her sister Onutė Gražinytė is a pianist, and she has a younger brother, Adomas Gražinis.

As a child, Gražinytė-Tyla received her initial education in French and painting,[4] and studied at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art in Vilnius. At age 11, she decided that she wanted to study music, and the one remaining musical programme option was choral conducting. She subsequently received musical training and education without ever playing a musical instrument.[8] She first conducted a choir at age 13.[9] She subsequently continued music studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz,[10] where her instructors included Johannes Prinz,[6] and completed her degree in 2007. She subsequently studied conducting at the Music Conservatory Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy in Leipzig with Ulrich Windfuhr and the Music Conservatory in Zurich (where her mentors included Johannes Schlaefli).[9] Gražinytė-Tyla chose to add the word 'Tyla', Lithuanian for 'silence', to form her professional name.[11][12]

Career

 
Gražinytė-Tyla and the CBSO take the applause after a performance at Symphony Hall, Birmingham in January 2017

Gražinytė-Tyla became Second Kapellmeister (2. Kapellmeisterin) at the Theater Heidelberg in the 2011–2012 season.[13] In 2012, she won the Nestlé and Salzburg Young Conductors Competition. With the 2013–2014 season, she became First Kapellmeister (1. Kapellmeisterin) at the Bern Opera.[5] Gražinytė-Tyla became music director of the Salzburger Landestheater with the 2015–2016 season, with an initial contract of 2 seasons.[14] She concluded her music directorship of the Salzburger Landestheater after the 2016–2017 season.[15]

In the US, Gražinytė-Tyla was a Gustavo Dudamel Fellow of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the 2012–2013 season. In July 2014, she was named the orchestra's assistant conductor, on a 2-year contract.[16] In August 2015, the orchestra named her its new associate conductor, effective with the end of the 2015–2016 season, contracted through 2017.[17]

In July 2015, Gražinytė-Tyla first guest-conducted the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO).[18] She was subsequently engaged for an additional concert with the CBSO in January 2016.[19] In February 2016, the CBSO named her as its next music director, effective September 2016, with an initial contract of 3 years.[20][21] She conducted her first concert as CBSO music director on 26 August 2016 in Birmingham,[22] and made her first appearance at The Proms the following evening, 27 August 2016. Gražinytė-Tyla is the first female conductor to be named music director of the CBSO.[23] In May 2018, the CBSO announced the extension of Gražinytė-Tyla's contract as its music director through the 2020–2021 season.[24] In January 2021, the CBSO announced that Gražinytė-Tyla is to conclude her tenure as CBSO music director after the 2021–2022 season, and subsequently to take on the post of principal guest conductor of the CBSO.[25]

In February 2019, Gražinytė-Tyla signed an exclusive long-term recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon (DG). She is the first female conductor ever to sign an exclusive recording contract with DG.[26] Her first DG recording, issued in 2019, was of symphonies of Mieczysław Weinberg, with the CBSO.[27] In October 2020, it won the 'Album of the Year' prize at the annual Gramophone Awards. Her following DG albums include works by Raminta Šerkšnytė, Benjamin Britten,[28] Ralph Vaughan Williams and William Walton.[29]

Personal life

Gražinytė-Tyla's partner is a musician. The couple have two sons (one born on 26 August 2018, and the other born in August 2020) and one daughter. [30][31][32] The family maintains a residence in Salzburg.[33]

References

  1. ^ "Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Nalivaikaitė, Paulina; Kinka, Romas. "Mirga Gražinytė: Flying the Flag for Lithuanian Music". mic.lt. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. ^ Richard Bratby (24 May 2019). "Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla interview: 'When I think about recording, I feel a sense of responsibility about the fact that what we do stays there forever'". Gramophone. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b James Chute (28 November 2015). "Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla on the art of collaboration". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b Milda Augulytė (29 March 2014). "M.Gražinytė-Tyla batutos judesius apskaičiavo milimetro tikslumu". Lietuvos Rytas. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b Ivan Hewett (16 August 2016). "Meet conducting's next superstar: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla". Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  7. ^ Fiona Maddocks (14 April 2016). "Mirga takes the baton: the CBSO music director on her new job". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  8. ^ Ulrike Henningsen (12 February 2016). "Das Allerwichtigste ist das innere Wachstum". Deutschlandradio Kultur. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  9. ^ a b Oliver Meier (30 November 2013). "Jetzt beginnt die Ära der Dirigentinnen". Berner Zeitung. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  10. ^ David Ng (26 December 2014). "L.A. Phil's Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla conducts herself with aplomb". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  11. ^ Seamas O'Reilly (30 August 2017). "The conductor who prefers to work with silence". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  12. ^ Hannah Nepil (28 July 2017). "Conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla — a combination of flamboyance and steely poise". Financial Times. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  13. ^ Anna Schweingel (12 July 2012). "Brauche Ewigkeiten von Einsamkeit". Mannheimer Morgen. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Neue Direktorinnen für Salzburger Landestheater". Salzburger Nachrichten. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  15. ^ Christopher Morley (12 May 2016). "Dates set for Mirga to pick up the baton in Birmingham". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  16. ^ (Press release). 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  17. ^ Tre'vell Anderson (10 August 2015). "L.A. Phil's Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla is promoted to associate conductor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  18. ^ Christopher Morley (27 July 2015). "Review: Summer Concert, CBSO at Symphony Hall". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  19. ^ Andrew Clements (12 January 2016). "CBSO/Gražinyte-Tyla review – attention to every morsel of detail". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  20. ^ "New Music Director Announced" (Press release). City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  21. ^ Christopher Morley and Sarah Probert (4 February 2016). "CBSO announces Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla will be next Music Director". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  22. ^ David Hart (27 August 2016). "Review: Welcoming Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, CBSO at Symphony Hall". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  23. ^ Imogen Tilden (4 February 2016). "CBSO appoints 29-year-old Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla as music director". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  24. ^ "Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla extends CBSO contract" (Press release). City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  25. ^ "Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla extends contract with the CBSO" (Press release). City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla signs to Deutsche Grammophon". Gramophone. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  27. ^ David Fanning (June 2019). "Weinberg: Symphonies – Nos 2 & 21,'Kaddish' (Gražinytė-Tyla)". Gramophone. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  28. ^ "The Listening Room; Episode 101 (October 16, 2020)". Gramophone. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  29. ^ David Allen (1 April 2021). "5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  30. ^ "Dirigentė Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla susilaukė kūdikio". Žmonės. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  31. ^ "Tarptautinę šlovę pelniusi Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla susilaukė pirmagimio". Delfi. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  32. ^ Fisher, Neil. "Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla: 'I gave Covid to our principal cellist'". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  33. ^ Fiona Maddocks (23 March 2019). "Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla: 'British orchestras don't have an easy life'". The Observer. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

External links

  • Official website of Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
  • Künstleragentur Dr. Raab & Dr. Böhm agency biography of Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
  • Columbia Artists Management Inc agency page on Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
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Preceded by
Leo Hussain
 Music Director, Salzburger Landestheater
2015–2017 		Succeeded by
Adrian Kelly

August 23, 2023
mirga, gražinytė, tyla, born, mirga, gražinytė, april, 1986, vilnius, lithuanian, conductor, musical, director, city, birmingham, symphony, orchestra, cbso, gražinytė, tyla, 2019, conducting, city, birmingham, symphony, orchestra, aldeburgh, festival, 2017, co. Mirga Grazinyte Tyla born Mirga Grazinyte 2 April 1986 in Vilnius 1 is a Lithuanian conductor She was the musical director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra CBSO 2 Grazinyte Tyla in 2019 Conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at the Aldeburgh Festival in 2017 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early years and education 1 2 Career 1 3 Personal life 2 References 3 External linksBiography EditEarly years and education Edit Grazinyte Tyla was born in Vilnius Lithuania Her father Romualdas Grazinis is a choir conductor affiliated with the Aidija Chamber Choir in Vilnius 3 Her mother Sigute Graziniene is a pianist and singer 4 Her grandmother Beata Vasiliauskaite Smidtiene was a violinist 5 Her great uncle was an organist and her great aunt was a composer 6 The oldest of three siblings 7 her sister Onute Grazinyte is a pianist and she has a younger brother Adomas Grazinis As a child Grazinyte Tyla received her initial education in French and painting 4 and studied at the National M K Ciurlionis School of Art in Vilnius At age 11 she decided that she wanted to study music and the one remaining musical programme option was choral conducting She subsequently received musical training and education without ever playing a musical instrument 8 She first conducted a choir at age 13 9 She subsequently continued music studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz 10 where her instructors included Johannes Prinz 6 and completed her degree in 2007 She subsequently studied conducting at the Music Conservatory Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig with Ulrich Windfuhr and the Music Conservatory in Zurich where her mentors included Johannes Schlaefli 9 Grazinyte Tyla chose to add the word Tyla Lithuanian for silence to form her professional name 11 12 Career Edit Grazinyte Tyla and the CBSO take the applause after a performance at Symphony Hall Birmingham in January 2017Grazinyte Tyla became Second Kapellmeister 2 Kapellmeisterin at the Theater Heidelberg in the 2011 2012 season 13 In 2012 she won the Nestle and Salzburg Young Conductors Competition With the 2013 2014 season she became First Kapellmeister 1 Kapellmeisterin at the Bern Opera 5 Grazinyte Tyla became music director of the Salzburger Landestheater with the 2015 2016 season with an initial contract of 2 seasons 14 She concluded her music directorship of the Salzburger Landestheater after the 2016 2017 season 15 In the US Grazinyte Tyla was a Gustavo Dudamel Fellow of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the 2012 2013 season In July 2014 she was named the orchestra s assistant conductor on a 2 year contract 16 In August 2015 the orchestra named her its new associate conductor effective with the end of the 2015 2016 season contracted through 2017 17 In July 2015 Grazinyte Tyla first guest conducted the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra CBSO 18 She was subsequently engaged for an additional concert with the CBSO in January 2016 19 In February 2016 the CBSO named her as its next music director effective September 2016 with an initial contract of 3 years 20 21 She conducted her first concert as CBSO music director on 26 August 2016 in Birmingham 22 and made her first appearance at The Proms the following evening 27 August 2016 Grazinyte Tyla is the first female conductor to be named music director of the CBSO 23 In May 2018 the CBSO announced the extension of Grazinyte Tyla s contract as its music director through the 2020 2021 season 24 In January 2021 the CBSO announced that Grazinyte Tyla is to conclude her tenure as CBSO music director after the 2021 2022 season and subsequently to take on the post of principal guest conductor of the CBSO 25 In February 2019 Grazinyte Tyla signed an exclusive long term recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon DG She is the first female conductor ever to sign an exclusive recording contract with DG 26 Her first DG recording issued in 2019 was of symphonies of Mieczyslaw Weinberg with the CBSO 27 In October 2020 it won the Album of the Year prize at the annual Gramophone Awards Her following DG albums include works by Raminta Serksnyte Benjamin Britten 28 Ralph Vaughan Williams and William Walton 29 Personal life Edit Grazinyte Tyla s partner is a musician The couple have two sons one born on 26 August 2018 and the other born in August 2020 and one daughter 30 31 32 The family maintains a residence in Salzburg 33 References Edit Mirga Grazinyte Tyla Biography Songs amp Albums AllMusic Nalivaikaite Paulina Kinka Romas Mirga Grazinyte Flying the Flag for Lithuanian Music mic lt Retrieved 2 November 2019 Richard Bratby 24 May 2019 Mirga Grazinyte Tyla interview When I think about recording I feel a sense of responsibility about the fact that what we do stays there forever Gramophone Retrieved 30 May 2019 a b James Chute 28 November 2015 Mirga Grazinyte Tyla on the art of collaboration San Diego Union Tribune Retrieved 9 January 2016 a b Milda Augulyte 29 March 2014 M Grazinyte Tyla batutos judesius apskaiciavo milimetro tikslumu Lietuvos Rytas Retrieved 9 January 2016 a b Ivan Hewett 16 August 2016 Meet conducting s next superstar Mirga Grazinyte Tyla Telegraph Retrieved 18 August 2016 Fiona Maddocks 14 April 2016 Mirga takes the baton the CBSO music director on her new job The Guardian Retrieved 23 April 2016 Ulrike Henningsen 12 February 2016 Das Allerwichtigste ist das innere Wachstum Deutschlandradio Kultur Retrieved 15 February 2016 a b Oliver Meier 30 November 2013 Jetzt beginnt die Ara der Dirigentinnen Berner Zeitung Retrieved 9 January 2016 David Ng 26 December 2014 L A Phil s Mirga Grazinyte Tyla conducts herself with aplomb Los Angeles Times Retrieved 23 April 2016 Seamas O Reilly 30 August 2017 The conductor who prefers to work with silence The Irish Times Retrieved 20 December 2018 Hannah Nepil 28 July 2017 Conductor Mirga Grazinyte Tyla a combination of flamboyance and steely poise Financial Times Retrieved 20 December 2018 Anna Schweingel 12 July 2012 Brauche Ewigkeiten von Einsamkeit Mannheimer Morgen Retrieved 9 January 2016 Neue Direktorinnen fur Salzburger Landestheater Salzburger Nachrichten 28 January 2014 Retrieved 15 February 2016 Christopher Morley 12 May 2016 Dates set for Mirga to pick up the baton in Birmingham Birmingham Post Retrieved 15 May 2016 Mirga Grazinyte Tyla Appointed Assistant Conductor of Los Angeles Philharmonic Press release 28 July 2014 Archived from the original on 26 January 2016 Retrieved 9 January 2016 Tre vell Anderson 10 August 2015 L A Phil s Mirga Grazinyte Tyla is promoted to associate conductor Los Angeles Times Retrieved 9 January 2016 Christopher Morley 27 July 2015 Review Summer Concert CBSO at Symphony Hall Birmingham Post Retrieved 5 February 2016 Andrew Clements 12 January 2016 CBSO Grazinyte Tyla review attention to every morsel of detail The Guardian Retrieved 5 February 2016 New Music Director Announced Press release City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 4 February 2016 Retrieved 5 February 2016 Christopher Morley and Sarah Probert 4 February 2016 CBSO announces Mirga Grazinyte Tyla will be next Music Director Birmingham Post Retrieved 15 May 2016 David Hart 27 August 2016 Review Welcoming Mirga Grazinyte Tyla CBSO at Symphony Hall Birmingham Post Retrieved 1 September 2016 Imogen Tilden 4 February 2016 CBSO appoints 29 year old Mirga Grazinyte Tyla as music director The Guardian Retrieved 5 February 2016 Mirga Grazinyte Tyla extends CBSO contract Press release City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 31 May 2018 Retrieved 31 May 2018 Mirga Grazinyte Tyla extends contract with the CBSO Press release City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 22 January 2021 Retrieved 22 January 2021 Mirga Grazinyte Tyla signs to Deutsche Grammophon Gramophone 1 February 2019 Retrieved 2 February 2019 David Fanning June 2019 Weinberg Symphonies Nos 2 amp 21 Kaddish Grazinyte Tyla Gramophone Retrieved 30 May 2019 The Listening Room Episode 101 October 16 2020 Gramophone 16 October 2020 Retrieved 16 April 2021 David Allen 1 April 2021 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now The New York Times Retrieved 16 April 2021 Dirigente Mirga Grazinyte Tyla susilauke kudikio Zmones 27 August 2018 Retrieved 20 December 2018 Tarptautine slove pelniusi Mirga Grazinyte Tyla susilauke pirmagimio Delfi 27 August 2018 Retrieved 20 December 2018 Fisher Neil Mirga Grazinyte Tyla I gave Covid to our principal cellist The Times ISSN 0140 0460 Retrieved 30 April 2021 Fiona Maddocks 23 March 2019 Mirga Grazinyte Tyla British orchestras don t have an easy life The Observer Retrieved 30 May 2019 External links EditOfficial website of Mirga Grazinyte Tyla Kunstleragentur Dr Raab amp Dr Bohm agency biography of Mirga Grazinyte Tyla Columbia Artists Management Inc agency page on Mirga Grazinyte Tyla Ann Drinan and Alexandra Kudukis An Interview with Mirga Grazinyte Tyla Los Angeles New Assistant Conductor Polyphonic org webpage 20 July 2015Cultural officesPreceded byLeo Hussain Music Director 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