Fabio Luisi
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Biography
Born on January 17, 1959, in Genoa, Italy, Fabio Luisi is an acclaimed conductor who has worked with many of the worldâs greatest classical ensembles including the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Originally, he began studying the piano under Aldo Ciccolini before turning his interest to conducting. He then studied at the conservatory in Graz, Austria and worked as accompanist and conductor for the Graz Opera. Fabio Luisi made his conducting debut in 1984 in Italy. He then became principal conductor of the Graz Symphony Orchestra between 1990 to 1995 before serving as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Tonkünstler Orchestra (Vienna, Austria) from 1995 to 2000. He served as the principal conductor for the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester (aka MDR Symphony Orchestra) in Leipzig, Germany between 1999 and 2007. Fabio Luisi also served as conductor for the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Switzerland) from 1997 to 2002, with whom he made the first complete recording of Verdiâs opera Jerusalem in 2000. Moving on, he became chief conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden (Germany) in 2004 and also assumed the same position at the Semperoper â also in Dresden â in 2007. At the same time, he was also conducting the Vienna Symphony. He stepped down from his positions at Staatskapelle Dresden and Semperoper in 2010 because of a dispute with the company. Continuing his musical journey, Fabio Luisi became the general music director of the Vienna Symphony (2005-2013), director of the Philharmonia Zurich (2012-2021), the Danish National Symphony (2017-2026), the music director of the Opera di Firenze, and director of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (2018-2019). Heâs also held conducting positions for the Metropolitan Orchestra (New York), the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (Texas), the NHK Symphony Orchestra (Japan), and the RAI National Symphony Orchestra (Turin, Italy). With a remarkable career as conductor, Fabio Luisiâs recorded output contains many releases including Salieri: La Locandiera (1990), Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda (1993), Verdi: Aroldo (2001), Bellini: I Puritani (2006), Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 - Vier Letzte Lieder (2007), Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (2012), Rota: Musiques de Films (2016), Verdi: Overtures and Preludes (2017), and Nielsen: The Symphonies (2023).
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Albums
Philharmonia Zürich & Fabio Luisi
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 (Original Version, 1887)
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Philharmonia Zürich & Fabio Luisi
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 Symphonic Suite (Live)
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Top Tracks
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- Die Tote Stadt, Op.12: Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen (Act II) featuring Fabio Luisi
- Symphony No. 5, Op. 50: IIb. Presto by Danish National Symphony Orchestra
- Symphony No. 5, Op. 50: IIc. Andante poco tranquillo by Danish National Symphony Orchestra
- Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 "The Inextinguishable" - I. Allegro by Fabio Luisi
- Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Eccomi in lieta vesta / Act 1: Oh! quante volte featuring Fabio Luisi
- Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Eccomi in lieta vesta / Act 2 - O tu, mia sola speme featuring ElÄ«na GaranÄa
- Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Eccomi in lieta vesta / Act 2 - Ah! crudel! che mai facesti featuring ElÄ«na GaranÄa
- Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Eccomi in lieta vesta / Act 2 - Ecco la tomba featuring ElÄ«na GaranÄa
- Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Eccomi in lieta vesta / Act 2 - Deh! tu, deh! tu, bell'anima featuring ElÄ«na GaranÄa
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 "The Inextinguishable": II. Poco allegretto by Fabio Luisi
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 "The Inextinguishable": III. Poco adagio quasi andante by Danish National Symphony Orchestra
- Symphony No. 5, Op. 50: Ia. Tempo giusto by Danish National Symphony Orchestra
- Symphony No. 5, Op. 50: Ib. Adagio by Danish National Symphony Orchestra
- Songe D'une Nuit Du Sabbat by Philharmonia Zürich
- Scriabin: Rêverie, Op. 24 by Fabio Luisi
- Marche Au Supplice by Philharmonia Zürich
- Tannhäuser: Die Todesahnung ... O du mein holder Abendstern (Act III) featuring Fabio Luisi
- Scène Aux Champs by Philharmonia Zürich
- Verdi: Jérusalem / Act 3 - Airs de Ballet No. 2 Pas de deux: Allegro moderato assai by Fabio Luisi
- Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Eccomi in lieta vesta / Act 1 - Tace il fragor silenzio featuring ElÄ«na GaranÄa
- Verdi: Jérusalem / Act 3 - Airs de Ballet No. 2 Pas de deux: Allegro non troppo by Fabio Luisi
- Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Eccomi in lieta vesta / Act 1 - Io te lo chiedo featuring ElÄ«na GaranÄa
- Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Eccomi in lieta vesta / Act 1 - Lieta notte, avventurosa featuring Fabio Luisi
- Verdi: Jérusalem / Act 3 - Airs de Ballet No. 1 Pas de quatre: Andante (I) by Fabio Luisi
