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Charles Olivieri-Munroe, conductor...

b i o g r a p h y...........back to roster....up June 2006 Rapidly establishing himself as one of the most significant Canadian conductors of the younger generation, Charles Olivieri-Munroe (36) is increasingly hailed in the international press for his interpretation of Slavic repertoire (particularly Czech music) and his passion for purity of orchestral sound. His hold on public imagination stems from a unique combination of talent and charisma. His career takes him across five continents, appearing with many of the world’s finest orchestras, including the Israel Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Berlin Deutches Symphonie-Orchester, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Danish Radio Symphony, Budapest Symphony, Warsaw Philharmonic, Royal Brussels Philharmonic Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Oregon Symphony Orchestra, and those of New York, Lisbon, Athens, Istanbul, Mexico, Tokyo, and Seoul. In September 2006 Charles Olivieri-Munroe inaugurates his 10th concert season as Chief Conductor with the North Czech Philharmonic in Teplice. Since 2001 he has held the position of Principal Guest Conductor with the Janacek Philharmonic in Ostrava. From 2001-2004 He served as Chief Conductor of the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava a relationship notible for many recordings including a complete Mendelssohn Symphony cycle. He also served as Resident Conductor with the Brno Philharmonic (1995-97), and the Karlsbad Symphony (1993-95). Olivieri-Munroe frequently conducts on the opera podium. He has appeared in recent years in Berlin leading a revival production of Verdi’s ‘Falstaff’ at the Komische Oper Berlin, at Il Teatro Fenice in Venice, and presented the Netherlands National Ballet in 2004 for the first time in the Amsterdam Holland Festival in a crossover production entitled “Body and Voice”. In 2005 he directed for performance and DVD a new opera production of New Yorker Gary Papach’s “The Last Leaf” with the North Czech Philharmonic. From 1992-94 as Permanent Conductor with the Brno Chamber Opera Olivieri-Munroe led such diverse productions as Handel’s “Acis and Galatea” to Czech composer Ilya Hurnik’s “Diogenes”. Following the breathtaking events of the ‘Velvet Revolution’ Charles Olivieri-Munroe’s name became closely associated with the city of Prague. Indeed, few conductors have taken a more unique journey onto the world’s music scene. His international career was launched by a series of triumphs in several European conducting competitions including: Denmark, (‘Malko’), Italy (‘Pedrotti’), Poland, (‘Fitelberg’), Rumania (‘Niculescu’), and Croatia (‘Matacic’). These culminated with the First Prize in the 2000 Prague Spring International Music Festival Conducting Competition in which he also won the Supraphon Records, City of Prague and Czech Radio prizes. Born in Toronto, Charles Olivieri-Munroe studied piano with the eminent Canadian pedagogue, Boris Berlin at the Royal Conservatory of Music and at the University of Toronto. Following his graduation in 1992 he won three Ontario scholarships to study conducting with Otakar Trhlik at the Janacek Academy of Music in Brno, Czechoslovakia. He was also a student of Jiri Belohlavek and spent two summers (1995&96) at L’Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena studying with Ilja Musin and Yuri Temirkanov. In 1997 Charles Olivieri-Munroe was a recipient of the $20,000 career grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. b i o......r e s u m e.....r e v i e w s.....w e b s i t e back to roster...up . . . .

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. r e v i e w s...........back to roster....up SMETANA AND DVORAK – Calgary Philharmonic “The conductor for the evening was Charles Olivieri-Munroe, a Canadian now living in Slovakia and a specialist in the Czech repertoire. This was quickly evident in the superior performance of Smetana’s Sarka from the collection of national symphonic tone poems that includes the familiar Moldau. This was the cream of the concert in purely performance terms, the CPO performing with coiled energy and gracious lyricism as the music demanded. The CPO responded well to Olivieri-Munroe’s clear and efficient conducting, the musical texture transparent and well balanced.” Calgary Herald “Like a mixture of Furtwängler and the young Karajan.” Südwestdeutsche Zeitung “The Czech Radio Symphony Tuesday evening concert once again proved that under strong and inspirational leadership, it’s able to flourish and compete with the other Czech orchestras. Precisely that type of leadership was demonstrated with distinct gestures clearly expressing the inner workings of the music led by the young Canadian conductor Charles Olivieri-Munroe, winner of the Prague Spring competition in 2000.” Lidové noviny “An excellent showcase for Olivieri-Munroe’s accomplished conducting style. Of all the guest conductors I have seen this year, this natural leader put on the most engaging podium performance.” Edmonton Journal “A suavely dark and handsome presence, Charles Olivieri-Munroe showed off a broad, smooth expressive style with wonderful shaping of contrast and punching up of rhythmic elements.” Toronto Star “Olivieri-Munroe proved to be an obvious candidate for the position of chief conductor. He conducts in a competent and authoritative way, with elegant, suggestive, original and effective gestures. The well-played, varied and ambiguous music by Shostakovich sounded the way it should, disorderly, exciting and virtuosic, but also mature.” NRC Handelsblad (Netherlands) “Concert was highlight of the HPO’s season. At the podium on this extraordinary evening was Charles Olivieri-Munroe. The European-based Maestro is confident and poised beyond his 32 years yet devoid of ego.” Hamilton Spectator “The gala evening held at the Monte-Carlo Royal Opera featured the North Czech Philharmonic Teplice conducted by Charles Olivieri-Munroe. What tonal noblesse [in Enescu’s Romanian Rhapsody No.1] animated by a lively spirit and at times joined by a touch of irony. Olivieri-Munroe demonstrated a secure baton and led the public towards an irresistible rhythmic feast. It was a rendez-vous with elegance and magnificence…” Monaco-Matin b i o......r e s u m e.....r e v i e w s.....w e b s i t e back to roster...up . . . .