Mario Venzago
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Mario Venzago (born 1948 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss conductor. His piano studies began at age 5. He studied at the conservatory and the university in Zurich. He later studied conducting with Hans Swarowsky in Vienna.
His other positions have included Music Directorships with the Winterthur City Orchestra (1978-1986), the Heidelberg Opera (1986-1989), the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie in Frankfurt/Bremen (1989-1992), Graz Opera (1990-1995), the Basel Symphony Orchestra (1997-2003), and of the Basque Euskadi National Orchestra in Spain (1998-2001).
Venzago has been the Music Director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra since 2002.[1] [2] Since 2004, he is also the Principal Conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, and will relinquish this position to Gustavo Dudamel in 2007[3]. Other work in the USA has included the artistic directorship from 2000-2003 of the Summer Music Fest of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Venzago and his wife Marianne have a son, Gabriel.
[edit] References
- ^ Bernard Holland, "Greeting a New Conductor With Rejiggered Acoustics and a Full House". New York Times, 5 November 2002.
- ^ Bernard Holland, "Recalling the Mind Behind Gears and Pistons". New York Times, 25 March 2004.
- ^ Norman Lebrecht, "Watch out for the lightning conductor". La Scena Musicale on-line, 19 April 2006.
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| Preceded by Raymond Leppard |
Music Director, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra 2002–Present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Neeme Järvi |
Principal Conductor, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra 2004–2007 |
Succeeded by Gustavo Dudamel (designate) |
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