Emmanuel Siffert
Born (1967-11-01) November 1, 1967
Fribourg, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Occupationconductor
Websitewww.emmanuelsiffert.com

Emmanuel Siffert (born 1967 in Fribourg, Switzerland) is a Swiss conductor.

Career

Siffert first studied the violin in Switzerland and in Salzburg with Sandor Végh.[1] He studied conducting in Switzerland, Finland, and in Milan with Carlo Maria Giulini, and twice won the "best conductor" award at the Schweizer Tonkünstlerverein.[2] He has made several recordings with various chamber orchestras, as well with the National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa. He has been the assistant of Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos at the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari. He frequently conducts the Swiss Chamber Orchestra.[3] He works as a guest conductor in Europe, the United States, and South America,[1][2] including the Wiener Mozart Orchester and the San Juan Symphony Orchestra. Emmanuel Siffert is now chief conductor at the European Chamber Opera in London (La Traviata, Tosca, Carmen, etc.) Recent engagements include, among others, concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana.

References

  1. 1 2 "Emmanuel Siffert dirigirá a la OSNE en un concierto" [Emmanuel Siffert to conduct the Ecuador National Symphony Orchestra]. El Telégrafo (Ecuador) (in European Spanish). 5 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Emmanuel Siffert: "Sin público, la orquesta no tiene razón de existir"". El Universo (Ecuador) (in Spanish). 2 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Emmanuel Siffert, Principal Guest conductor". Delloydmusic. Retrieved 30 January 2019.


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