Marek Janowski

Marek Janowski (born 18 February 1939 in Warsaw) is a Polish-born conductor. He grew up in Germany and has spent much of his career in France. He has served as music director in Freiburg and at the Dortmund Opera, the latter from 1973 to 1979.

Since 2000, Janowski has been principal conductor of the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. He is scheduled to step down from this post in 2009, to be succeeded by Yakov Kreizberg.[1]

Beginning in 2005, Janowski has served as one of the conductors in a "triumvirate" of conductor leadership with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, with Sir Andrew Davis and Yan Pascal Tortelier, providing artistic guidance for the orchestra in the absence of a single music director. According to the orchestra's website, Janowski focuses on the "core German repertoire". He has recorded music by Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Carl Maria von Weber, and Richard Strauss, among other composers. His contract with Pittsburgh is scheduled to expire in 2008.

Beginning with the 2005/06 season, Janowski entered a five year contract as Artistic and Music Director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.

References

^ Kevin Shihoten. "Monte Carlo Philharmonic Names New Director", Playbill Arts, 23 October 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.

External links

Marek Janowski at Allmusic
Marek Janowski biography at Intermusica Artists' Management agency
Marek Janowski biography at the Pittsburgh Symphony

Preceded by
Gilbert Amy Music Director, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
1984-2000 Succeeded by
Myung-Whun ChungPreceded by
Yuri Ahronovich Kapellmeister, Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne
1986-1990 Succeeded by
James ConlonPreceded by
James DePreist Music Director, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic
2000-present Succeeded by
incumbent Preceded by
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Principal Conductor, Berlin Radio Symphony
2002-present Succeeded by
incumbent

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