Public Masterclass with Teodor Currentzis


Masterclass at the mdw & concert at Wiener Konzerthaus
 


On 27 June 2018 conductor Teodor Currentzis visits the mdw for a public masterclass, followed by a concert at Wiener Konzerthaus on 28 June.


Masterclass programme


Mahler's 4th Symphony
Roger Díaz-Cajamarca, Alexey Mikhaylenko and Svetlomir Zlatkov – Conductor
Veronika Kopjova and Yu-Tung Pan – Piano

Free admission to the public masterclass!


About Teodor Currentzis


Born in Greece, Russia has become Teodor's home since the beginning of the 1990s, when he began studying conducting at the state conservatory of St. Petersburg, under the tutelage of Professor Ilya Musin, whose students, among others, are renowned conductors Odyseuss Dimitriadis, Valery Gergiev, and Semyon Bychkov.

Currently, Teodor Currentzis is the Artistic Director of the Perm State Opera and Ballet Theatre, Artistic Director of the ensemble "musicAeterna" and of the "musicAeterna Chamber Choir". In 17/18 he is the Chief Conductor Designate of the SWR Symphony Orchestra and from 18/19, will be the Chief Conductor.


Teodor CurrentzisPhoto ©Astrid Ackermann

In 2017/18, he will travel across Europe with musicAeterna performing in the most prestigious venues, including Vienna Konzerthaus and the Musikverein, Berlin Philharmonie, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Paris Philharmonie, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and La Scala in Milan.

Teodor Currentzis was awarded the Order of Friendship of the Russian Federation in 2008, and was the recipient of the Toepfer Foundation's prestigious Kairos Award in 2016. The same year, "Opernwelt" named Teodor Currentzis "Best Conductor of the Year" for his "Macbeth" at Zurich Opera.


Teodor CurrentzisPhoto: Teodor Currentzis ©Astrid Ackermann


In cooperation with the Wiener Konzerthaus.

Wiener Konzerthaus






Get tickets for the concert on June 28 at Wiener Konzerthaus:


Public Masterclass with Teodor Currentzis
27 June 2018, 6.00 pm
mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Joseph Haydn Hall
Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1
1030 Vienna