Marko Letonja (born 12 August 1961) is a Slovenian conductor.
Biography
Letonja studied piano and conducting at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, where his conducting teachers included
Anton Nanut
Anton Nanut (13 September 1932 – 13 January 2017) was a renowned Slovenian international conductor of classical music. From 1981 to 1999 he served as the chief conductor of the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra. He was a professor of conducting a ...
. He continued his conducting studies at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts, with such teachers as
Otmar Suitner. He granted from the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts in 1989.
From 1996 to 2002, Letonja was chief conductor of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, and from 2003 to 2006, held the same position with
Sinfonieorchester Basel The Sinfonieorchester Basel (Symphony Orchestra Basel; Swiss abbreviation SOB) is a symphony orchestra based in Basel, Switzerland. Its principal concert venue is the ''Musiksaal'' of the Stadtcasino. In addition, the orchestra accompanies ballet ...
. From 2011 through the end of 2018, Letonja was chief conductor and artistic director of the
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO). He now has the title of conductor laureate of the TSO.
In 2012, Letonja became music director of the
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
The Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra) is a French orchestra based in Strasbourg. It is one of the two permanent orchestras of the Opéra national du Rhin (the other being the Orchestre symphonique de Mulho ...
, and held the post through 2021.
In 2018, he became chief conductor of the
Bremer Philharmoniker
The Bremer Philharmoniker is the official orchestra of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. In addition to the music theatre in the Theater Bremen they organise 28 Philharmonic concerts per season, various special, benefit and chamber concerts a ...
.
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...
is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of
Australian music
The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions of ...
. They commenced in 1987.
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2014
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, ''Mozart Arias'' (with (
Emma Matthews
Emma Matthews (née Lysons; born 1970) is an English-born Australian lyric coloratura soprano, noted for operatic roles, but also popular on the concert stage. A Principal Artist with Opera Australia, Matthews has received more Helpmann Awards ...
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Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra)
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Best Classical Album
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Album was awarded from 1962 to 2011. The award had several minor name changes:
*From 1962 to 1963, 1965 to 1972 and 1974 to 1976 the award was known as Album of the Year – Classical
*In 1964 and 1977 it wa ...
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[ARIA Award previous winners. ]
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References
External links
IMG Artists agency page on Marko LetonjaAll Music page on Marko Letonja
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Living people
Slovenian conductors (music)
Male conductors (music)
21st-century conductors (music)
21st-century male musicians
Musicians from Strasbourg
1961 births