Marcello Viotti




Marcello Viotti (29 June 1954 – 16 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 Conservatory of Lausanne. Wolfgang Sawallisch was a mentor to Viotti and encouraged him to begin his career in the theatre.[1] As a young conductor, Viotti honed his craft with the International Orchestra of the Jeunesses Musicales in the Italian town of Fermo, and also with a wind ensemble.[2] His interpretation of Robert Schumann's 4th Symphony helped him win the 1982 Gino Marinuzzi Competition.[3]


During the 1980s and 1990s Viotti was a director at several opera houses in Europe. These included three years as artistic director of the Stadttheater in Lucerne, a post as music director of the Turin opera,[2] and three years as Generalmusikdirector of Bremen (1990–1993). He held guest conducting posts at the Vienna State Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and the Bavarian State Opera.[4]


Viotti was chief conductor of the Saarland Radio Symphony Orchestra (Saarbrücken) from 1991 to 1995. He was one of three joint chief conductors of the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1996 to 1999.[4] Viotti was chief conductor of the Münchner Rundfunkorchester from 1998 to 2004, when he resigned in protest at budget cuts that threatened the existence of the orchestra.[1] Viotti was named music director at the Teatro La Fenice Orchestra in Venice in January 2002. He appeared a number of times with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in Australia, and from 2002 until his death he was Principal Guest Conductor of the orchestra.[5]


Viotti suffered a stroke during a rehearsal in Munich in February 2005 and underwent surgery to remove a blood clot. He was then hospitalized on artificial life support[3] but never regained consciousness and died on 16 February 2005.[6] Viotti was married and had four children; his son, Lorenzo Viotti, also became a conductor.



Decorations and awards



  • 1982 1st Prize of the Gino Marinuzzi Competition (Italy)

  • German Record Prize

  • 2003 Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art[7]



References





  1. ^ ab Anne Midgette (17 February 2005). "Marcello Viotti, Conductor, Dies at 50". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-05..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab Alan Blyth (18 February 2005). "Marcello Viotti". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-01-05.


  3. ^ ab Ben Mattison (16 February 2005). "Conductor Marcello Viotti in Coma After Collapsing". Playbill Arts. Retrieved 2008-01-05.


  4. ^ ab Martin Anderson (18 February 2005). "Obituary: Marcello Viotti". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
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  5. ^ State of the Arts News Archived 2005-06-20 at the Wayback Machine


  6. ^ Ben Mattison (17 February 2005). "Conductor Marcello Viotti Dies at 50". Playbill Arts. Retrieved 2008-01-05.


  7. ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 1584. Retrieved 21 January 2013.




External links


  • Official website













Cultural offices
Preceded by
Myung-Whun Chung
Chief Conductor, Saarland Radio Symphony Orchestra
1991–1995
 Succeeded by
Michael Stern
Preceded by
Roberto Abbado
Chief Conductor, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
1998–2004
 Succeeded by
Ulf Schirmer







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