Lorenzo Viotti (born 15 March 1990) is a Swiss conductor. He is currently chief conductor of the

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, the

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, and

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Biography

Born in

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the son of conductor

Marcello Viotti Marcello Viotti (29 June 195416 February 2005) was a Swiss classical music conductor, best known for opera. Viotti was born in Vallorbe, in the French-speaking region of Switzerland, to Italian parents. He studied cello, piano and singing at the ...

, Viotti studied piano, voice and percussion in Lyon. In Vienna, he attended the conducting class of Georg Mark, and played as a percussionist with several orchestras, including the

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. He continued conducting studies at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in

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with

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, completing his studies in 2015. Growing up, he enjoyed playing funk and jazz music as a drummer, and played in his sister Marina Viotti's

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band in order to have the "biggest possible musical vocabulary possible." In 2012, Viotti was recipient of the first prize at the

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. In 2015, he won the Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Awards. He won the conducting competition of the

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in 2016. He was chosen "Newcomer of the Year" at the International Opera Award 2017. In January 2017, Viotti first guest-conducted the

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, and returned in the same season for a second guest-conducting appearance. In October 2017, the Gulbenkian Orchestra announced the appointment of Viotti as its next music director, effective with the 2018–2019 season, with an initial contract of three seasons. Viotti stood down as music director of the Gulbenkina Orchestra in 2021 and now has the title of principal guest conductor with the orchestra. In February 2018, Viotti first guest-conducted the

(NedPhO). In April 2019, the NedPhO announced the appointment of Viotti as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2021–2022 season. With this appointment, Viotti also simultaneously becomes chief conductor of the

and of

References

External links

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Lorenzo Viotti
Operabase *
Hilbert Artists Management agency biography of Lorenzo Viotti

'Lorenzo Viotti über "Werther" und seine Zeit in Frankfurt', Interview by Zsolt Horpácsy, 5 December 2017, Oper Frankfurt blog

'Opéra national de Lyon 2016–2017: Viva la Mamma de Gaetano Donizetti le 22 Juin 2017 (Dir.mus: Lorenzo Viotti; Mise en scène: Laurent Pelly)', Le blog du Wanderer blog, 28 June 2017

Meet our new chief conductor Lorenzo Viotti - Dutch National Opera, 20 August 2021, Youtube
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