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Christoph Campestrini, conductor...

b i o g r a p h y...........back to roster....up March 2008 Conductor Christoph Campestrini was born in Linz, Austria and received his musical education in the United States. He studied in New York City at the Juilliard School while simultaneously majoring in philosophy and languages at Columbia University. In addition to German and English, he speaks Italian, French, Russian and Spanish. Following his studies at Juilliard and Columbia, he was the only European chosen to be admitted to the founding class of the prestigious Yale University Affiliate Artists Conducting Program. While at Yale, he worked with prominent conductors such as Lorin Maazel, Wolfgang Sawallisch and Kurt Sanderling. After his return to Europe, he started an active international career, conducting more than 80 symphony orchestras on all five continents. Among them are the London Symphony Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Stuttgart Philharmonic, Cologne Radio Symphony, Moscow Radio Symphony, Prague Radio Symphony, Vienna Radio Symphony, Orchestre Lamoureux - Paris, Philharmonia Hungarica, Xalapa Symphony - Mexico, and the Israel Sinfonietta, among others. Campestrini has served as principal conductor at the prestigious Essen Aalto Musiktheater and the Essen Philharmonic Orchestra, where he conducted more than 100 performances of 15 different operas. Other opera credits include the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf/Duisburg, Zagreb National Opera and the Hong Kong Opera Academy. Campestrini is frequently in North America, where he has been working repeatedly with orchestras such as the National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa), Calgary Philharmonic, Winnipeg Symphony, Monterey Symphony, Columbus Symphony, Oregon Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, Houston Symphony and Colorado Symphony. Expanding on his success with such orchestras, 2007/08 is perhaps his most important season yet. Major subscription debuts with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Florida Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony, Huntsville Symphony, the Texas Music Festival and the Seoul Philharmonic figure alongside re-engagements with the Colorado Symphony and Santa Barbara Symphony. During the 2006/07 season he returned again to the Houston Symphony and the symphony orchestras of Toledo, Omaha, Monterey and Honolulu. His US opera debut took place in the Spring of 2006 at the Austin Lyric Opera in a new production of Don Giovanni. In Europe, he maintains a permanent relationship with the Czech State Philharmonic Bruno, which he conducts in several programs each season as well as on tour. In addition, he works with orchestras such as the Camerata Salzburg, Bruckner Orchestra Linz and the Slovak Philharmonic. In Asia, Campestrini has undertaken several tours with the Hong Kong Academy to China, Thailand and Vietnam – in addition to serving with the orchestra in residence at the Carinthian Summer Festival. In Korea, his debut with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra in November 2005 resulted in an immediate invitation for return performances. Has worked with soloists such as Gidon Kremer, Julian Rachlin, Rudolf Buchbinder, Sharon Kam, Julia Fischer and Emmanuel Pahud. b i o......r e v i e w s.....w e b s i t e back to roster...up . . . .

. r e v i e w s...........back to roster....up CZECH STATE PHILHARMONIC OF BRNO – Bruckner, Te Deum “Christoph Campestrini … fully engulfing himself in this mighty score [Bruckner Te Deum] … achieved a reading that was dramatically sweeping, clearly articulated and powerful in intensity and expression while proceeding through the profound evocation of its liturgical words. Together with the four soloists [he] delivered an ideal realization of the score.” Oberösterreichische Nachrichten (Germany) “In a festive Anniversary Gala at the Linz Bruckner Hall Christoph Campestrini conducted a quartet of soloists as well as a huge chorus and orchestra in the Te Deum by Anton Bruckner with great dignity and affection.” Volksblatt (Germany) JOHANN STRAUSS ENSEMBLE – Brucknerhaus (Linz) “Christoph Campestrini with his rhythmically precise and caring conducting up-lifted the beautiful melodies by Donizetti, Verdi, Mascagni and Johann Strauss into high spirits.” Neues Volksblatt MOZARTEUM ORCHESTRA (Salzburg) “…Campestrini’s way of conducting, freshly and with a fine sense of humor, was surely a challenge for the musicians.” Salzburger Nachrichten FRANZ SCHUBERT ORCHESTRA NEW YORK – Salieri, D-Major Mass “… Salieri’s D-Major Mass – as performed by men singers of the Westminster Choir, 50 choristers from the American Boychoir School and the Franz Schubert Orchestra New York, all conducted by Christoph Campestrini – was one of the most beautiful settings of the mass that this listener has heard. The men’s voices blended with those of the boys in an ear-caressing manner, and the singing was effectively enhanced by the velvety playing by the Schubert orchestra. The young-looking Campestrini conducted with youthful energy and a nice sense of phrasing.” The New York Times b i o......r e v i e w s.....w e b s i t e back to roster...up . . . .