R.I.P 〓 Elio Boncompagni, Italian Conductor

2019/11/15

Italian conductor Elio Boncompagni died on November 9 in Florence at the age of 86. After studying the violin and composition at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence, he studied conducting with Franco Ferrara at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. Later, he studied as an assistant to Tullio Serafin.

He served as the principal conductor of the La Monnaie in Brussels and the artistic director of the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples. Music director of Aachen City Theater from 1996 to 2002. Although he has a strong image of an opera conductor, he has worked on numerous orchestra concerts and has performed 120 orchestras.

Photo：Paolo Dalprato

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  2. CLEVELAND 〓 Franz Welser-Möst takes a three-month break from activities due to cancer treatment

  3. LEIPZIG 〓 “Bach Medal” was awarded to the American pianist Robert Levin

  4. CHICAGO 〓 Daniel Barenboim sent a message to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians on strike

  5. HAMBURG 〓 State Opera is calling for refugees to participate in the chorus of the opera “Nabucco”

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  7. LONDON 〓 Stern’s “Vuillaume” will be put up for auction next month

  8. LONDON 〓 London Symphony Orchestra & Rattle will open a free academy for young musicians in 2019

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  10. Grafenegg Festival 〓 Overview of 2019 announced

  11. MUNICH 〓 Bavarian State Opera has announced its performance lineup for the 2024/2025 season

  12. LONDON 〓 Vasily Petrenko will become Music Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  13. SYDNEY 〓 Sydney Opera House will reopen with Lehar’s “Merry Widow”

  14. HELSINKI 〓 474 people applied for Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition

  15. AKERSBERGA 〓 The Swedish “BIS” label has announced that it will release an album of Beethoven’s 9th conducted by Furtwängler at the Bayreuth

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