Constantinos Carydis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Καρύδης) is a Greek conductor, born in Athens in 1974 and active in both the symphonic and operatic repertories. He won the 201
bestowed by the
Bavarian State Opera in Munich, with
Kent Nagano and
Mariss Jansons among the judges.
His accomplishments to date include
Gluck's
''Alceste'' at Stuttgart in 2006 and
Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...
's ''
Die Entführung aus dem Serail'' in Amsterdam in 2008, both of which have been released on DVD.
In orchestral music, Carydis is noted for his reading of
Falla's complete
''Three-Cornered Hat'' ballet and for
Rimsky-Korsakov's coloristic
''Scheherazade''.
After regular engagements at Munich's
Gärtnerplatztheater, and after leading Mozart's ''
Don Giovanni
''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; Vienna (1788) title: , literally ''The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject is a centuries-old Spanis ...
'' at the
Vienna State Opera in 2009, he débuted at the
Royal Opera in London, leading an innovative "3D" production of
Bizet's ''
Carmen
''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...
'', which was later issued as a DVD. Carydis returned to the British company in 2012 for twelve performances of ''Don Giovanni''. His interpretation of this opera has been heard in Amsterdam as well.
In Munich, Carydis conducted an acclaimed new staging in 2011 of
Offenbach's ''
Les contes d'Hoffmann'' starring
Diana Damrau and
Rolando Villazón. This was streamed over the Internet. He has also performed with the
Munich Philharmonic.
The conductor makes his début at the
Edinburgh International Festival in 2013 and conducted Wagner's ''
Tristan und Isolde'' for
Frankfurt Opera
The Oper Frankfurt (Frankfurt Opera) is a German opera company based in Frankfurt.
Opera in Frankfurt am Main has a long tradition, with many world premieres such as Franz Shrek's ''Der ferne Klang'' in 1912, '' Fennimore und Gerda'' by Frede ...
in 2014, as well as concerts
with the
Bavarian State Orchestra.
On 13 June 2019, Carydis made his conducting debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker at its renowned hall. The programme began and ended with Mozart’s Symphonies No. 34 and 38 respectively, in which tonal radiance is combined with delicate expressive nuances. We also hear works by Dmitri Shostakovich, including his Chamber Symphony op. 110a, which sensitively and movingly reflects the horror of war. The concert was streamed live on 15 June on the orchestra‘s Digital Concert Hall and can be seen on demand.
References
External links
*http://www.harrisonparrott.com/artist/profile/constantinos-carydis
*https://www.staatsoper.de/biographien/detail-seite/carydis-constantinos.html
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1974 births
Musicians from Athens
Living people
Greek conductors (music)
21st-century conductors (music)