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Baldur Brönnimann (born 1968,
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Biography

Born in Basel, Brönnimann studied at the
Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel The City of Basel Music Academy () is an institution for music education, located in Basel, Switzerland. It comprises a music school, college of music, and a center for early music research and performance. History The origins of the City of Base ...
and was a junior
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in conducting at the
Royal Northern College of Music The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is a conservatoire located in Manchester, England. It is one of four conservatoires associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. In addition to being a centre of music education ...
in Manchester. From 2008 to 2012, Brönniman was the music director of the
National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia The National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia () is a Colombian orchestra based in Bogotá History The orchestra was founded in 2003 following the dissolution of the Colombia Symphony Orchestra (''Orquesta Sinfónica de Colombia'') in December 20 ...
, and from 2011 to 2015, he was artistic director of Norway's
BIT20 Ensemble The BIT20 Ensemble is a contemporary music ensemble from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1989. It was formed in the merger of the quartet, Bit4, and Ensemble 20. The ensemble has headquarters at Grieghallen. During its history, BIT20 Ensemble has per ...
. Brönnimann was principal conductor of the Orquestra Sinfonica do Porto Casa da Música from 2015 to 2020. Brönnimann became the first-ever principal conductor of the
Basel Sinfonietta The Basel Sinfonietta is a Swiss orchestra, based in Basel. History The Basel Sinfonietta was founded in 1980, as a self-governing ensemble, by a group of young musicians with a focus on contemporary classical music. The orchestra has presented m ...
in 2016. He is scheduled to stand down as principal conductor at the close of the 2022-2023 season. Brönnimann has conducted the music of contemporary composers such as
Harrison Birtwistle Sir Harrison Birtwistle (15 July 1934 – 18 April 2022) was an English composer of contemporary classical music best known for his operas, often based on mythological subjects. Among his many compositions, his better known works include '' T ...
,
Unsuk Chin Unsuk Chin ( ; born July 14, 1961) is a South Korean composer of contemporary classical music, who is based in Berlin, Germany. Chin was a self-taught pianist from a young age and studied composition at Seoul National University as well as with ...
,
Thomas Adès Thomas Joseph Edmund Adès (born 1 March 1971) is a British composer, pianist and conductor. Five compositions by Adès received votes in the 2017 Classic Voice poll of the greatest works of art music since 2000: ''The Tempest (opera), The T ...
,
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,
Kaija Saariaho Kaija Anneli Saariaho (; ; 14 October 1952 – 2 June 2023) was a Finnish composer based in Paris, France. During the course of her career, Saariaho received commissions from the Lincoln Center for the Kronos Quartet and from IRCAM for the En ...
,
Helmut Lachenmann Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann (; born 27 November 1935) is a German composer of contemporary classical music and pianist. Associated with the "instrumental musique concrète" style, Lachenmann is alongside Wolfgang Rihm as among the leading Germa ...
, and
Magnus Lindberg Magnus Gustaf Adolf Lindberg (born 27 June 1958) is a Finnish composer and pianist. He was the New York Philharmonic's composer-in-residence from 2009 to 2012 and the London Philharmonic Orchestra's composer-in-residence from 2014 to 2017. Ear ...
. Brönnimann made his operatic debut with
English National Opera English National Opera (ENO) is a British opera company based in London, resident at the London Coliseum in St Martin's Lane. It is one of the two principal opera companies in London, along with The Royal Opera. ENO's productions are sung in E ...
(ENO) in 2008 with
Olga Neuwirth Olga Neuwirth (; born 4 August 1968) is an Austrian contemporary classical composer, visual artist and author. She is famed especially for her operas and music theater works, many of which have treated sociopolitical themes. She has emphasized an ...
's '' Lost Highway''. He returned to ENO for productions of John Adams' ''
The Death of Klinghoffer ''The Death of Klinghoffer'' is an American opera, with music by John Adams to an English-language libretto by Alice Goodman. First produced in Brussels and New York in 1991, the opera is based on the hijacking of the passenger liner ''Achille ...
'' ( Tom Morris directing) and
La Fura dels Baus La Fura dels Baus () is a Spanish theatrical group founded in 1979 in Moià, Barcelona (Spain), known for their urban theatre, use of unusual settings and blurring of the boundaries between audience and actor. "La Fura dels Baus" in Catalan me ...
's production of Ligeti's ''
Le Grand Macabre ''Le Grand Macabre'' (completed 1977, revised 1996) is the third stage production by Hungarian composer György Ligeti, and his only major stage-work. Previously, he had created two absurdist sung "mimodramas" ''Aventures'' (compl. 1962) and ' ...
'', a work which he also conducted at the
Teatro Colón The Teatro Colón () is a historic opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is considered one of the ten best opera houses in the world by National Geographic. According to a survey carried out by the acoustics expert Leo Beranek among leadin ...
, Argentina, and at
Komische Oper Berlin The Komische Oper Berlin is a German opera company based in Berlin. The company produces operas, operettas and musicals. The opera house is located on Behrenstraße, near Unter den Linden. Since 2004, the Komische Oper Berlin, along with the Be ...
in the
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revival in 2013. Brönniman has made several commercial recordings, including a recording of works by
Pascal Dusapin Pascal Georges Dusapin (born 29 May 1955) is a French composer. His music is marked by its microtonality, tension, and energy. A pupil of Iannis Xenakis and Franco Donatoni and an admirer of Varèse, Dusapin studied at the University of Pari ...
, with the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música and the Remix Ensemble, and an album of
György Ligeti György Sándor Ligeti (; ; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde music, avant-garde composers in the latter half of the ...
concertos and his ''Melodien'', with the BIT20 Ensemble.


References


External links

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Intermusica agency page on Baldur Brönnimann

Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música page on Baldur Brönnimann

Kammerphilharmonie page on Baldur Brönnimann
* https://www.mundoclasico.com/articulo/31687/Entrevista-con-Baldur-Br Entrevista por Paco Yáñez en el diario internacional Mundoclasico, parte I. * https://www.mundoclasico.com/articulo/31688/Entrevista-con-Baldur-Br%C3%B6nnimann-2-Casa-da-M%C3%BAsica-es-un-sitio-muy-bueno-para-trabajar Entrevista por Paco Yáñez en el diario internacional Mundoclasico, parte II. * https://www.mundoclasico.com/articulo/31693/Entrevista-con-Baldur-Br%C3%B6nnimann-3-Soy-un-m%C3%BAsico-de-hoy-y-desde-ese-concepto-miro-hacia-atr%C3%A1s Entrevista por Paco Yáñez en el diario internacional Mundoclasico, parte III. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bronnimann, Baldur Living people 1968 births Swiss male conductors (music) 21st-century Swiss conductors (music) 21st-century Swiss male musicians