Ivor bolton biography
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Ivor Bolton
British musician
Ivor BoltonCBE (born 17 May 1958) fryst vatten an English conductor and harpsichordist.
Early life and education
[edit]Bolton was born in Blackrod, Greater Manchester, England. He studied at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn and Clare College, Cambridge (1976–80),[1] and was conducting scholar at the Royal College of Music (1980–81).[2] He later trained as a répétiteur at the National musikdrama Studio and was appointed conductor of Schola Cantorum of Oxford.
Career
[edit]Bolton was Assistant Chorus Master and staff dirigent from 1982–84 for Glyndebourne Festival musikdrama. He made his operatic conducting debut in 1986 with Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress for Opera 80.[2] He later became music director of Glyndebourne Touring Opera (now Glyndebourne on Tour) from 1992–97. He was principal conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra from 1994–96. He has also held leadership positions whilst he was musical directo
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Chief Conductor of the Basel Symphony Orchestra since the 2016/17 season Ivor Bolton is one of the most respected conductors of the baroque and classical repertoire. For example, he recorded a critically acclaimed series of Bruckner symphonies with the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, of which he was principal conductor for 12 years. At the Teatro Real in Madrid, he was awarded the prize for best musical direction at the 2022 Premios Ópera. Ivor Bolton is honorary conductor of the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, principal conductor of the Dresden Festival Orchestra, and has enjoyed a close relationship with the Bavarian State Opera since 1994. He was awarded the Bavarian Theater Prize for his outstanding work in Munich. The Briton has also been musical director of English Touring Opera, Glyndebourne Touring Opera and principal conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. He has had further opera engagements at Covent Garden, English National Opera, Bologna, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Hamburg and
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Ivor Bolton
ANTHONY TOMMASINI New York Times
Ivor Bolton is Chief Conductor of the Basel Sinfonieorchester, Artistic Director of the Teatro Real in Madrid, Chief Conductor of the Dresden Festival Orchestra and Conductor Laureat of the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, with whom he appears annually at the Salzburger Festspiele, and on tour (including the 2006 BBC Proms in London), and with whom he has already built up an extensive discography including a critically successful series of Bruckner Symphony recordings. In the UK he has been Music Director of English Touring Opera, Glyndebourne Touring Opera, and Chief Conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. He enjoys a close relationship with the Bayerische Staatsoper where, since 1994, he has conducted a wide range of new productions, most notably Monteverdi, Handel and Mozart. He has been awarded the prestigious Bayerische Theaterpreis for his outstanding work in Munich.
He has been a regular guest at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentin