Peskó first conducted at La Scala in Milan in 1970: Dallapiccola's Ulisse and Prokofiev's L'angelo di fuoco, directed by Antonello Madau-Diaz. He conducted the first performance in Milan of Mozart's La finta giardiniera at Piccola Scala, directed by Filippo Crivelli. There he promoted original programming including contemporary stage works such as operas composers of the Second Viennese School, Kurt Weill with Milva singing, and music by Aldo Clementi, Azio Corghi and Franco Donatoni, among others. In 1974, he conducted the Italian premiere of Schoenberg's Kol Nidre.[6] A 1972 conversation of Peskó and Pierre Boulez about "Musical Aspects in Today's Musical Theatre"[7] was published in 1978 in the journal Tempo.[8]
Peskó then served as chief conductor of the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa [pt], the orchestra of the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon,[1] from 2001 to 2004.[10] Among the highlights at the theatre was a performance of Tchaikovsky's rarely performed opera The Enchantress in a collaboration with the Mariinsky Theatre, staged by David Pountney. A review of The New York Times noted that Peskó's "conducting responded keenly to the flow of the drama, and the Sao Carlos orchestra rose to the challenge of the unfamiliar score".[11] His tenure with the orchestra ended acrimoniously, with Peskó alleging that they had not paid him, while the orchestra claimed he had breached his contract by not spending sufficient time each year in Portugal. The labour court found in Peskó's favour, ordering the orchestra to pay him, but this decision was later overturned and the ruling against Peskó in favour of the orchestra was confirmed at the Supreme Court of Justice in 2013.[12]
He was chief conductor of the Pannon Philharmonic in Pécs from 2009 to 2011.[1] He made many recordings[13] and lectured at the Musikhochschule Berlin.[2]
In 2012, he suffered a stroke that left him unable to continue conducting.[1] Peskó died in Budapest on 31 March 2020 at the age of 83.[1][3][4][6]
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^ abElhunyt Peskó Zoltán világhírű magyar karmester (in Hungarian)
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^La Rédaction (31 March 2020). "Décès de Zoltán Peskó". Res Musica (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
^George Loomis (5 March 2003). "Out of obscurity, 'The Enchantress'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
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zoltán, peskó, february, 1937, march, 2020, hungarian, conductor, composer, held, leading, positions, german, italian, portuguese, opera, houses, orchestras, including, deutsche, oper, berlin, teatro, comunale, bologna, fenice, teatro, nacional, são, carlos, r. Zoltan Pesko 15 February 1937 31 March 2020 was a Hungarian conductor and composer who held leading positions at German Italian and Portuguese opera houses and orchestras including the Deutsche Oper Berlin Teatro Comunale di Bologna La Fenice and Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos He was a regular conductor at La Scala where he promoted contemporary opera Zoltan PeskoZoltan Pesko in 2006Born 1937 02 15 15 February 1937Budapest HungaryDied31 March 2020 2020 03 31 aged 83 Budapest HungaryEducationLiszt Ferenc Academy of MusicOccupationsConductor Academic lecturerOrganizationsDeutsche Oper Berlin Teatro Comunale di Bologna La Fenice La Scala Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education editPesko was born in Budapest Hungary on 15 February 1937 1 2 3 He graduated from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in 1962 4 He went on to study at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome then learned composition under Pierre Boulez in Basel in the 1960s 1 5 He also studied conducting under Franco Ferrara and studied composition under Goffredo Petrassi 5 Career editHe conducted at the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1966 to 1973 was chief conductor of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna until 1976 and musical director of La Fenice in Venice until 1977 2 He was a regular conductor of the RAI Symphony Orchestra in Milan from 1978 to 1992 2 Pesko first conducted at La Scala in Milan in 1970 Dallapiccola s Ulisse and Prokofiev s L angelo di fuoco directed by Antonello Madau Diaz He conducted the first performance in Milan of Mozart s La finta giardiniera at Piccola Scala directed by Filippo Crivelli There he promoted original programming including contemporary stage works such as operas composers of the Second Viennese School Kurt Weill with Milva singing and music by Aldo Clementi Azio Corghi and Franco Donatoni among others In 1974 he conducted the Italian premiere of Schoenberg s Kol Nidre 6 A 1972 conversation of Pesko and Pierre Boulez about Musical Aspects in Today s Musical Theatre 7 was published in 1978 in the journal Tempo 8 In 1978 he led Bartok s Bluebeard s Castle staged by Giorgio Pressburger with Eva Marton and Kolos Kovats coupled with Camillo Togni s Blaubart staged by Maria Francesca Siciliani 6 9 In 1979 Pesko conducted Beethoven s Christus am Olberge with the RAI Orchestra 6 He conducted three works by Stravinsky in 1982 the centenary of his birth The Flood Renard and Mavra directed by Peter Ustinov 6 He also conducted one Verdi opera at La Scala Luisa Miller in 1989 with Katia Ricciarelli in the title role 6 Pesko was the Generalmusikdirektor of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein based in Dusseldorf and Duisburg from 1996 to 1999 2 3 His major programmes there included Verdi s La traviata and Otello Wagner s Tristan und Isolde and Mozart s Cosi fan tutte There he also conducted contemporary music such as the German premiere of Giorgio Battistelli s Prova d Orchestra Orchesterprobe 3 Pesko then served as chief conductor of the Orquestra Sinfonica Portuguesa pt the orchestra of the Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos in Lisbon 1 from 2001 to 2004 10 Among the highlights at the theatre was a performance of Tchaikovsky s rarely performed opera The Enchantress in a collaboration with the Mariinsky Theatre staged by David Pountney A review of The New York Times noted that Pesko s conducting responded keenly to the flow of the drama and the Sao Carlos orchestra rose to the challenge of the unfamiliar score 11 His tenure with the orchestra ended acrimoniously with Pesko alleging that they had not paid him while the orchestra claimed he had breached his contract by not spending sufficient time each year in Portugal The labour court found in Pesko s favour ordering the orchestra to pay him but this decision was later overturned and the ruling against Pesko in favour of the orchestra was confirmed at the Supreme Court of Justice in 2013 12 He was chief conductor of the Pannon Philharmonic in Pecs from 2009 to 2011 1 He made many recordings 13 and lectured at the Musikhochschule Berlin 2 In 2012 he suffered a stroke that left him unable to continue conducting 1 Pesko died in Budapest on 31 March 2020 at the age of 83 1 3 4 6 References edit a b c d e f Dirigent Zoltan Pesko gestorben Der ungarische Komponist verstarb im Alter von 83 Jahren Wiener Zeitung in German 1 April 2020 Retrieved 2 April 2020 a b c d e Zoltan Pesko whoswho de in German Retrieved 2 April 2020 a b c d Deutsche Oper am Rhein trauert um Ex GMD Zoltan Pesko Westdeutsche Zeitung in German Retrieved 3 April 2020 a b Elhunyt Pesko Zoltan vilaghiru magyar karmester in Hungarian a b Addio a Zoltan Peskoo grande direttore del Novecento Una vita da chigiano chigiana org in Italian 2 April 2020 Retrieved 31 May 2020 a b c d e f Zoltan Pesko il Teatro alla Scala ricorda il direttore scomparso La Scala in Italian 1 April 2020 Retrieved 2 April 2020 Contributors cambridge org December 1978 p 2 Retrieved 2 June 2020 Musical Aspects In Today s Musical Theatre A conversation between Pierre Boulez and Zoltan Pesko Tempo 127 2 9 1978 doi 10 1017 S0040298200018349 S2CID 251411107 Retrieved 3 April 2020 Fearn Raymond 2014 Italian Opera Since 1945 Routledge ISBN 9781134419180 Retrieved 3 June 2020 La Redaction 31 March 2020 Deces de Zoltan Pesko Res Musica in French Retrieved 3 April 2020 George Loomis 5 March 2003 Out of obscurity The Enchantress The New York Times Archived from the original on 1 June 2020 Retrieved 3 April 2020 Lusa Sofia Fonseca 9 December 2013 Teatro S Carlos ilibado no processo movido por maestro in Portuguese Retrieved 3 April 2020 Zoltan Pesko at AllMusicExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zoltan Pesko Literature by and about Zoltan Pesko in the German National Library catalogue Zoltan Pesko at IMDb Zoltan Pesko discography at Discogs nbsp Zoltan Pesko Schott Music Zoltan Pesko Naxos Records Zoltan Pesko recordings muziekweb nl Il 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