OPERAVERONA OSPITA IL M° JULIUS KALMAR

Born in Caransebes, Romania, with German nationality. He studied at the Bucarest Academy, obtaining diploma in 1968. From 1967 to 1970 Pianist and Conductor at the State Opera Bucarest.

From 1970 to 1973 Principal Conductor of the Stadttheater Aachen.
From 1973 to 1976 conducting studies at the “Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst” in Vienna with Hans Swarowsky and Karl Österreicher (diploma with honour 1976).

From 1976 to 1981 Permanent Conductor at the “Stadtische Bühe Mainz”. From 1981 professor of Conducting at the “Hochschule für Musik” of Vienna. From 1983 to 1988 Conductor at the Wiener Volksoper.
From 1995 professor of Opera Conducting at the “Hochschule fur Musik” of Hamburg. He was instructor of many Master Classes like “Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten” in Vienna (1982-1997), Laboratorio Lirico Internazionale per Cantanti e Direttori d’Orchestra sulle opere di Donizetti (Zogno-Bergamo 1993), Swarowsky Masterclass in Milano, Conducting course of Szeged (Hungary), Conducting courses in Italy (Trieste, Follina, Taranto), Greece (1995), Bahia Blanca (Argentina 1996), New Zealand (1998). He has been adjudicator in important Competitions like “Hans Swarowsky Conducting Competition” (Vienna 1984), Concorso Internazionale Pianistico di Cantù (1993), Concorso di Canto di Varallo (1993), “Hans Swarowsky” Conducting Competition (1995), Concorso Internazionale Franco Ferrara per Direttori d’Orchestra (Roma 1995). He is Guest Conductor of several Orchestras in Europe, America, New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Korea.