Pinchas Steinberg (born 13 December 1945 [1]) is a conductor born in mandatory Palestine. He is currently the Chief Conductor of the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra.[2]
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Early career
editSteinberg studied violin in the USA under Jascha Heifetz and Joseph Gingold. Pinchas studied composition under Boris Blacher in Berlin.
His conducting debut was in 1974 with the Radio Symphony Orchestra in Berlin, followed by invitations to conduct the Philharmonia Orchestra London, Royal Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestra.
Guest Conducting
editSteinberg was the Guest Conductor of the major European and American orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, NHK Symphony Orchestra (Tokyo), Munich Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, among many others.
Festival Appearances
editGuest appearances have included the festivals of Salzburg, Munich, Berlin, Prague, Bratislava, Vienna, Verona, Grenada, Orange and the Richard Strauss Festival in Garmisch.
Opera
editSteinberg’s Opera performances include the Vienna State Opera, Covent Garden London, San Francisco, Paris, Rome Turin, Naples, Madrid, Barcelona, Munich, Berlin and Hamburg. His La Scala debut was in 2010, leading the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala in 3 concerts of Robert Schumann’s Scenes from Goethe’s Faust.
Notable Achievements
edit1988 to 1993, Permanent Guest Conductor at the Vienna State Opera[3]
1989 to 1996, Chief conductor Radio Symphony Orchestra in Vienna[4]
2002-2005 Music director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Geneva.[5]
2014–present, Chief conductor of the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra[6]
Acclaimed Recordings & Repertoire
editAlfredo Catalani: La Wally (1990) [7]
Jules Massenet: Chérubin (1992) (awarded the Grand Prix du Disque, the Diapason d'Or, the German Critics Prize and the Caecilia Prize Bruxelles) [8]
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (1993) [9]
Strauss: Die Schweigsame Frau (2002) [10]
Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito (2006) [11]
References
edit- ^ Pinchas Steinberg’s Official Biography.
- ^ Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra History Archived 2016-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vienna State Opera Conductors
- ^ Radio Symphony Orchestra - Vienna
- ^ "Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Pinchas Steinberg". Archived from the original on 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra history Archived 2016-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Alfredo Catalani’s La Wally, conducted by Pinchas Steinberg, 1990
- ^ Massanet’s Chérubin, conducted by Pinchas Steinberg, 1992
- ^ Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer, conducted by Pinchas Steinberg, 1993
- ^ Strauss’ Die Schweigsame Frau, conducted by Pinchas Steinberg, 2002
- ^ Mozart’s La Clemenza, conducted by Pinchas Steinberg, 2006