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CENTRAL EUROPEAN MUSIC AGENCY
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CONDUCTOR SINGERS PIANO HARPSICHORD ORGAN HARP VIOLA CELLO FRENCH HORN ENSEMBLES PROJECTS |
| Michel Swierczewski made his debut as a conductor in 1976, studying under Jean-Claude Hartemann in Paris and Sir Charles Mackerras in Vienna. An enthusiast of 20th century music, Swierczewski directed the Ensemble Musique Oblique from 1981 to 1985, becoming in 1983 the assistant to Pierre Boulez at the Ensemble Intercontemporain. With Claudio Abbado at Milan's La Scala and Georges Pretre at the Paris Opera (1985-1986), he acquired the international experience that opened the doors for him to some of the greatest orchestras: in France, the Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Opéra de Lyon, Ensemble Intercontemporain, National Orchestras of Lyon, Lille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg and Pays de Loire. Elsewhere, among others, the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic, Stockholm Royal Philharmonic, Bamberger Symphoniker, Berliner Sinfonie Orchester, München Rundfunk Orchester, Bremen Staatsphilharmonie, Tonkünstler Orchester Wien, Grazer Symphonisches Orchester, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Flanders Royal Philharmonic, Sinfonia Varsovia, and the Symphony Orchestra of the MDR Leipzig with whom he has collaborated intensively for almost 8 years. At present, his principal collaboration is with Prague Philharmonia (PKF). Since 1991, Swierczewski's participation at the Opera Festival of the Imperial Theatre of Compiegne had given new recognition to some of the most important French operas: Gustave III (Auber), Christophe Colomb (Milhaud), Le Déserteur (Monsigny), Une Education Manquée (Chabrier), Le Songe d'une Nuit d'Eté (Thomas), Le Domino Noir (Auber) and Médée (Cherubini). Swierczewski's recordings with the Gulbenkian Orchestras, first with Ades, and then Nimbus Records, have been internationally acclaimed and won several awards (Grand Prix de l'Académie du Disque Français, Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros, Laser d'Or RTL, Sunday Times Record of the Year, Prix Massenet de l'Académie du Disque Lyrique). Michel Swierczewski is presently recording the complete orchestral works of Russian composer Alexander Lokshin for Bis Records and has just completed a compact disc for Deutsche Grammophon with Magdalena Kozena. Swierczewski is Founder Chaiman and Artistic Director of ClassicAll Network Ltd, an Internet company based in London. With licenses for CD distribution, downloads and streaming capabilities, coupled with an Internet Radio, Internet Television and a multimedia Magazine used for promotion, ClassicAll Network's Internet Site www.ludwigvanweb.com is rapidly growing as one of the important classical music component of the Web. |
