Isaac Karabtchevsky

Isaac Karabtchevsky (born December 27, 1934) in São Paulo) is a brazilian conductor of russian jew ancestry. He studied music and conducting in Germany, where his teachers included Wolfgang Fortner, Pierre Boulez and Carl Ueter.

Karabtchevsky conducted the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra , (Rio de Janeiro) from 1969 to 1996. From 1988 to 1994, he was principal conductor of the Tonkünstler Orchestra, (Vienna). From 1995 to 2001, he was music director of the Teatro La Fenice (Venice). Since 2003, Karabtchevsky has been the artistic director of the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra (Porto Alegre). He was music director of the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire (Nantes et Angers) from 2004 to 2009.

External links

• Official Isaac Karabtchevsky homepage
• Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra (OSPA) Portuguese-language page on Karabtchevsky

Preceded by Ion Bressan	Artistic Director, Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre 2003–2010	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by Hubert Soudant	Music Director, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire 2004–2009	Succeeded by John Axelrod
Preceded by ?	Music Director, Teatro La Fenice 1995–2001	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Miltiades Caridis	Principal Conductor, Tonkünstler Orchestra 1988–1994	Succeeded by Fabio Luisi
Preceded by Alceo Bocchino	Artistic Director, Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira 1969–1994	Succeeded by Roberto Tibiriçá

to watch and listen:

• Karabtchewsky conducting the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra at Gramado Movie Festival (2007), Brazil : Rossini's William Tell