Jorge Uliarte
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Jorge Uliarte (born August 21, 1962) is conductor of the Berlin Symphonic Orchestra and artistic director of the southernmost classical music festival of the world - the "Festival Internacional de Ushuaia" in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. He was born in Córdoba, Argentina.
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[edit] Education
- As pianist
- Córdoba, Argentina: Academy of Music in Córdoba: Victoria Serral
- Buenos Aires, Argentina: Francisco Amicarelli
- Lausanne, Switzerland: Academy of Music in Lausanne: Fausto Zadra
- Rome, Italy: Santa Cecilia: Carlo Zecchi
- Belgium, Italy, Switzerland: Nikita Magaloff
- As conductor
- Assistant of Sir Georg Solti at the Salzburg Festival
- Concepcion, Chile: Guillermo Scarabino - Degree in Conductorship at the university of Concepcion
- Manchester, England: "Post-graduate Fellowship" as a Conductor at the university "Royal College of Music"
[edit] Background
Uliarte was born in Cordoba, Argentina. He attended the Music Conservatory in Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Lausanne, Santa Cecilia, Rome and Belgium. Uliarte received the diploma in orchestral conducting at the University of Concepcion and completed the "Post-graduate Fellowship" as a conductor at the University of the "Royal College of Music", Manchester.
At 16 he debuted as a pianist at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. He won the international Ravel-competition of South America. In 1990 he founded the "Pan American Youth Orchestra" which headquarters are in Buenos Aires. With the "Pan American Youth Orchestra" he worked as a conductor as well as a pianist. In London, Sir Georg Solti took notice of Uliarte and invited him to the Salzburg Festival as his assistant.
Concerts: Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra - USA, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Vienna Sinfonietta, Kamtchatka Chamber Orchestra - Russia, RNCM Symphony Orchestra - England, Pan-American Youth Orchestra of the Teatro Colón, Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires, Orquesta Sinfonica de Salta, Orquesta Sinfonica de Cordoba.
Appearances in concert halls: Berlin Philharmonie, Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires, Santa Cecilia - Rome, Concertgebouw - Amsterdam, Federal Hall - New York, Legion of Honor Theater - San Francisco, Berkeley - California, National Auditorium - Warsaw/Poland, Palace Mirabell - Salzburg, Residenz Salzburg, Vienna Chopin Society, Herbert of Karajan Center - Vienna, Vienna City Hall, Bösendorfer Hall - Vienna, Tivoli with the Aarhus By-Orkester-Denmark - Copenhagen, Teatro Coliseo, Teatro Gran Rex, Teatro Argentino de La Plata, Teatro El Circulo, Rosario, San Juan auditorium.
Participation in the following festivals: Taormina and Sorrento - Italy, Grand Piano Festival - Amsterdam, New York Landmark Festival, Festival Cervantino - Mexico and as assistant of Sir Georg Solti at the "Magic Flute staging "- Salzburg Festival, in 1991.
In 2005 Uliarte has founded the southernmost music festival in the world in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Uliarte is the artistic director of the festival. The festival is held under the auspices of the city and province of Salzburg.
In 2006 Uliarte worked with the "Prague Symphony Orchestra Dvorak". In 2007 with the "Berlin Symphony Orchestra" which was invited for 10 concerts in Argentina. In 2008 Uliarte founded his own orchestra, under the title "Orquesta Filarmonica de Ushuaia", which played 10 concerts in Argentina.
In March 2008, a major highlight of his career took place when Uliarte made his debut in the Berlin Philharmonie. The concert was played by the Berlin Symphony Orchestra which Jorge Uliarte conducted. In November 2008 Uliarte led 5 concerts as conductor of the "Berlin Symhony Orchestra" in Argentina, including concerts in Mar del Plata at the international film festival, the "Teatro Argentino" in La Plata, another concert in the "Teatro El Circulo" in Rosario, as well as in the "Teatro Coliseo" in Buenos Aires. The highlight of the tour was an open-air concert for 30,000 people - in the center of Buenos Aires - at the obelisk - the city's landmark. This concert was also broadcasted on television via satellite, reaching more than 30 million viewers.
In April 2009 Uliarte conducted a total of 10 concerts with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra in Argentina, including concerts at the Teatro Bristol / Martinez, Auditorio Belgrano, Teatro Coliseo and 7 additional concerts at the International Music Festival of Ushuaia which was dated 25 April to 9 May 2009.
[edit] "On stage" - highlights
- Germany, Berlin: Philharmonie of Berlin
- Netherlands, Amsterdam: Concertgebow
- Austria, Vienna: City Hall of Vienna, Palais Palffy, Bösendorfersaal, Herbert von Karajan-Centrum
- Austria, Salzburg: Palace Mirabell, Residence-Salzburg, Palace Klessheim
- Argentina, Buenos Aires: Teatro Colón, Teatro Coliseo, Teatro Gran Rex, Teatro Bristol-Martinez, Auditorio Belgrano, Teatro Argentino de La Plata, Teatro El Circulo-Rosario, Auditorio San Juan, Auditorio de Salta, Teatro Libertador Córdoba, San Isidro – Open Air-Concert for an audience of 40.000 people performed with the Symphony Orchestra of Berlin (April 2007), Concert at the Obelisk in the center of Buenos Aires performing for a crowd of 30.000 people, also performed by the Symphony Orchestra of Berlin (November 2008).
- Italy: Santa Cecilia-Rome, Vatican, Spoleto, Taormina, Florence
- USA, New York: Federal Hall, Green Hall
- USA, San Francisco: Legion of Honour Theatre
- USA, Berkeley: Concert Hall of Berkeley
- Poland, Warsaw: National Auditorium
- Denmark, Copenhagen: Tivoli-Copenhagen with the Aarhus By-Orchestra-Denmark
- Sweden: Skövde Concerthall
- Russia, Moscow: Moviestudios "Moscow"
- Mexico, Guanajato: Festival Cervantino
- Great Britain: London, Manchester
[edit] Up-to-date
In April and May 2009 Jorge Uliarte conducted 10 concerts with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra in Argentina. More than 20.000 visitors attended the concerts. As the artistic director Uliarte was responsible for a total of 28 concerts during the International Music Festival of Ushuaia. He is preparing the program for the next International Music Festival of Ushuaia which will take place in April 2011.
[edit] External links
- Official Video - W.A. Mozart - Requiem - Ushuaia 2010 - with Mrs. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
- Official Video Moscow Symphonic Orchestra
- Official Video "Moscow Symphonic Orchestra" plays Rachmaninoff piano concert with soloist Goran Filipec - Ushuaia Festival 2009
- Official Site of the "Festival Internacional de Ushuaia"
