Ivor Bolton
Ivor Bolton (born 17 May 1958 in Blackrod, England) is an English conductor and harpsichordist. He studied at Clare College (University of Cambridge) (1976–80) and was conducting scholar at the Royal College of Music (1980–81).[1] He later trained as a répétiteur at the National Opera Studio and was appointed conductor of Schola Cantorum of Oxford.
Bolton was Assistant Chorus Master and staff conductor from 1982-1984 for Glyndebourne Festival Opera. He made his operatic conducting debut in 1986 with Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress for Opera 80.[1] He later became music director of Glyndebourne Touring Opera (now Glyndebourne on Tour) from 1992 to 1997. He was principal conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra from 1994 to 1996. He has also held leadership positions with the St James's Baroque Players in London (with whom he recorded the Bach harpsichord concertos BWV 1052-1058 in 1987) and the Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music. Other work with period ensembles has included collaboration with the Dresdner Festspielorchester (Dresden Festival Orchestra), which began in 2012.[2]
From 2004 to 2016,[3] Bolton was Chief Conductor of the Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg, with which he appeared at The Proms in 2006.[4] He now has the title of Ehrendirigent (Honorary Conductor) with the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, as of the 2016-2017 season. In February 2014, the Teatro Real named Bolton its next music director, effective with the 2015-2016 season, with an initial contract of 5 years.[5] In June 2015, the Sinfonieorchester Basel announced the appointment of Bolton as its next chief conductor, as of the 2016-2017 season, with an initial contract of 4 years.[3]
With the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Bolton has made commercial recordings of music by W. A. Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Michael Haydn, Hector Berlioz, and Anton Bruckner. In addition, he has conducted commercial recordings of Handel's Theodora from the Salzburg Festival, Mayr's Medea in Corinto from Munich, Janáček's Jenůfa from the Teatro Real Madrid, Cavalli's Ercole amante from the Netherlands Opera, and Mozart's Zaide and La finta giardiniera from Salzburg.
Bolton is married to the musicologist, critic, and broadcaster Tess Knighton. The couple have a son, and reside in Barcelona.[5]
References
- 1 2 Adam, Nicky (ed). Ivor Bolton. In: Who's Who in British Opera. Scolar Press, Aldershot, 1993.
- ↑ "Premiere für internationales Festspielorchester in Dresden". Sächsische Zeitung. 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- 1 2 "Ivor Bolton wird Chefdirigent des Basler Sinfonieorchesters". Der Standard. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ↑ Tim Ashley (2006-08-30). "Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra/Bolton (Royal Albert Hall, London; Prom 59)". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- 1 2 "The Board of Directors of the Teatro Real Appoints Ivor Bolton as Music Director" (Press release). Teatro Real. 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
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| Preceded by Graeme Jenkins |
Music Director, Glyndebourne on Tour 1992-1997 |
Succeeded by Louis Langrée |
| Preceded by Jukka-Pekka Saraste |
Principal Conductor, Scottish Chamber Orchestra 1994-1996 |
Succeeded by Joseph Swensen |
| Preceded by Hubert Soudant |
Chief Conductor, Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg 2004-2016 |
Succeeded by (post vacant) |
| Preceded by Jesús López Cobos |
Music Director, Teatro Real, Madrid 2015-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Dennis Russell Davies |
Chief Conductor, Sinfonieorchester Basel 2016-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |