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Charles Olivieri-Munroe

Charles Olivieri-Munroe (born 1969 in Malta) is a Canadian/Maltese conductor. Of the world’s major orchestras, he has conducted the Israel Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony or Sydney Symphony..[1]

Early life and education

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Born in Malta, Charles Olivieri-Munroe grew up in Canada where he studied piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music and at the University of Toronto.[2]

Following his graduation in 1992, Charles began his conducting studies with Otakar Trhlík at the Janáček Academy of Music in Brno, continuing at Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena in 1995. [2]

Career

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Charles Olivieri-Munroe is Honorary Music Director of the North Czech Philharmonic with whom he was formerly Chief Conductor between 1997 and 2014.[3] Concurrently he holds the position of Principal Guest Conductor with the Thüringen Philharmonie in Germany[4].

Previously Charles served as Artistic Director of the Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra [5], Chief Conductor of Philharmonie Südwestfalen in Germany[6] and Chief Conductor of the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava[7]

In 2000 Charles won First Prize at the Prague Spring International Music Festival Conducting Competition.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Maltese Canadian Conductor | Charles Olivieri Munroe". Charles` Website. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  2. ^ a b "Personal profile". National Theatre. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  3. ^ "History - Severočeská Filharmonie". www.severoceskafilharmonie.cz. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  4. ^ admin. "Gastdirigenten ⋆ Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach". Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach (in German). Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  5. ^ "Inauguration of the 75th anniversary season of the Kraków Philharmonic – Polish Music Center". polishmusic.usc.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  6. ^ sagt, Heike (2011-05-25). "Philharmonie Südwestfalen, der neue Chefdirigent und die Konzerte im Gläsersaal – SiWiKultur.de – Kultur!Büro. des Kreises Siegen-Wittgenstein" (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  7. ^ "History - SOSR | RTVS". sosr.stvr.sk. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  8. ^ "Prague Spring International Music Festival", Wikipedia, 2025-01-29, retrieved 2025-02-12