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Marko Letonja

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Marko Letonja
Born12 August 1961
OriginSlovenia
Occupation(s)Conductor

Marko Letonja (born 12 August 1961) is a Slovenian conductor.

Biography

Letonja studied piano and conducting at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, where his conducting teachers included Anton Nanut. He continued his conducting studies at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts, with such teachers as Otmar Suitner. He granted from the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts in 1989.

From 1996 to 2002, Letonja was chief conductor of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra. From 2011 through the end of 2018, Letonja was chief conductor and artistic director of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO). He now has the title of conductor laureate of the TSO.[1]

In 2012, Letonja became music director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg. In 2018, he became chief conductor of the Bremen Philharmonic Orchestra (Bremer Philharmoniker). Letonja is scheduled to conclude his Strasbourg tenure at the close of the 2020-2021 season.[2]

References

  1. ^ "TSO announces Eivind Aadland as next Chief Conductor and Artistic Director" (PDF) (Press release). Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Aziz Shokhakimov: nouveau directeur musical et artistique de l'Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg" (Press release). Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

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Cultural offices
Preceded by
Uroš Lajovic (acting principal conductor)
Principal Conductor, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
1996–2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Conductor, Sinfonieorchester Basel
2003–2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
2011–2018
Succeeded by
Eivind Aadland
Preceded by Music Director, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
2012–present
Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by Chief Conductor, Bremer Philharmoniker
2018–present
Succeeded by
incumbent