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Karel Mark Chichon OBE (born 1971, London) is a British-Gibraltarian orchestra conductor.

Chichon studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna under Leopold Hager. He later served as assistant conductor to Giuseppe Sinopoli and Valery Gergiev. Chichon and businessman Ian Angus co-founded the Gibraltar Philharmonic Society in 1998.[1] Chichon continues to serve as the society's artistic director.

Chichon was Chief Conductor of the Graz Symphony Orchestra from 2006 to 2009. He served as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra from 2009 to 2012. Chichon became Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern (DRP) in September 2011. In March 2013, his initial contract was extended through the 2016-2017 season.[2] In March 2015, Chichon announced that he would conclude his DRP tenure at the end of the 2016-2017 season.[3]

In the USA, Chichon made his Metropolitan Opera conducting debut in February 2016 with performances of Madama Butterfly,[4] which included one broadcast live on HD in 2,000 cinemas in 70 countries throughout the world.[5] His commercial recordings include two albums for Deutsche Grammophon, Meditation[6] and Habanera, both of which feature his wife Elīna Garanča.[7]

Chichon was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to music and culture in Gibraltar.[8] In March 2016, Chichon was named a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music (FRAM).[9]

Chichon and Garanča have two daughters.[10]

References

  1. ^ "The Gibraltar Philharmonic Society has been created" (Press release). Gibraltar Philharmonic Society. 16 November 1998. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  2. ^ "Karel Mark Chichon hat seinen Vertrag als Chefdirigent der Deutschen Radio Philharmonie vorzeitig bis 2017 verlängert" (Press release). SWR. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  3. ^ "Karel Mark Chichon gibt bekannt, seinen Vertrag nach sechs Jahren als Chefdirigent der Deutschen Radio Philharmonie nicht zu verlängern" (Press release). SWR. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  4. ^ Zachary Woolfe (2016-02-21). "Review: 'Madama Butterfly' Showcases Ana María Martínez". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  5. ^ http://www.metopera.org/Season/In-Cinemas/
  6. ^ Adrian Edwards (October 2014). "Elīna Garanča: Meditation". Gramophone. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  7. ^ Rupert Christiansen (2012-09-26). "Elina Garanca: We mezzos get to have such fun". Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  8. ^ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 16 June 2012.
  9. ^ "2016 Honours are announced" (Press release). Royal Academy of Music. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  10. ^ LRT (20 May 2015). "Elina Garanča: a singer is like a sportsman". Retrieved 8 June 2016.
Cultural offices
Preceded by Music Director, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
2009–2012 		Succeeded by
Andris Poga
Preceded by Chief Conductor, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
2011–present 		Succeeded by
incumbent
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