Riccardo Chailly
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Riccardo Chailly is an Italian conductor whose adventurous style has endeared him to audiences and critics around the world. Currently he combines activities at Filarmonica della Scala in Milan and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in Switzerland. His latest recording with the Lucerne Orchestra, 'Igor Stravinsky: Chant Funèbre, The Faun and The Shepherdess, Op. 2, Le Sacre du Printemps' came out in January 2018.
Born in Italy, he studied with his composer father Luciano Chailly and at music conservatories in Perugia and Milan. Assistant conductor to Claudio Abbado at La Scala in Milan at 20, he made his conducting debut there in 1978. He conducted at the Salzburg Festival and the Lucerne International Music Festival first in 1984 and had stints as chief conductor of the Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, principal guest conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, music director of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna and chief conductor of the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Amsterdam.
His recordings have included works by Bach, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Shostakovich and Verdi, and he received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Orchestral Performance in 1999 for 'Varése: The Complete Works' conducting the Asko Ensemble and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. His 2007 release, 'Mendelssohn/Bruch: Concertos & Romance' with violinist Janice Jansen and the Gewandhaus Orchestra, went to number 20 on the Billboard Classical Albums Chart and 'Brahms: Violin Concerto, Double Concerto' with violinist Vadim Repin, cellist Truls Mork and the Gewandhausorchester reached number 17.
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Albums
Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Tod und Verklärung; Till Eulenspiegel; Salome's Dance
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Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: 1. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
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Lucerne Festival Orchestra / Riccardo Chailly
Stravinsky: Chant Funèbre; Le Sacre de Printemps
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Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Riccardo Chailly
Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Verklärte Nacht; Chamber Symphony No.1 &c
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- Giordano: Andrea Chénier / Act 4: "Come un bel dì di maggio" featuring Riccardo Chailly
- Giordano: Andrea Chénier / Act 4: Vicino a te featuring Montserrat Caballé
- Giordano: Andrea Chénier / Act 4: La nostra morte è il trionfo dell'amor featuring Montserrat Caballé
- "Suzel, buon di" featuring London Voices
- "Questa o quella" by Riccardo Chailly
- Giordano: Andrea Chénier / Act 3 - "Sì, fui soldato .. Passa la vita mia" featuring Riccardo Chailly
- Giordano: Andrea Chénier / Act 1: "Colpito qui m'avete ... Un dì all'azzura spazio" featuring Riccardo Chailly
- Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 5, Op. 36 No. 4, for Viola and Chamber Orchestra - 1. Schnelle Halbe featuring Kim Kashkashian
- Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 4, Op. 36 No. 3, for Violin and Chamber Orchestra - 5. So schnell wie möglich featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 4, Op. 36 No. 3, for Violin and Chamber Orchestra - 4. Lebhafte Viertel - featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 4, Op. 36 No. 3, for Violin and Chamber Orchestra - Nachtstück: Mässig schnelle Achtel featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 4, Op. 36 No. 3, for Violin and Chamber Orchestra - 2. Sehr lebhaft featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle / Credo - Crucifixus featuring Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
- Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 5, Op. 36 No. 4, for Viola and Chamber Orchestra - 3.Mässig schnell featuring Kim Kashkashian
- Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 5, Op. 36 No. 4, for Viola and Chamber Orchestra - 2. Langsam featuring Kim Kashkashian
- Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle - O salutaris featuring Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
- Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle - Agnus Dei featuring Riccardo Chailly
- Verdi: Macbeth - Revised version 1865 - Act 3: Gran Scena della Apparizioni: "Finché appelli, silenti m'attendete!" featuring Riccardo Chailly
- Verdi: Macbeth - Revised version 1865 - Act 1: Coro di Streghe: "S'allontanarono!" by Riccardo Chailly
- Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 2, Op. 36 No. 1 for Piano and Chamber Orchestra - 3. Kleines Potpourri: Sehr lebhafte Viertel featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Verdi: Macbeth - Revised version 1865 - Act 1: Scena e Duetto: "Giorno non vidi mai" featuring Samuel Ramey
- Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 2, Op. 36 No. 1 for Piano and Chamber Orchestra - Sehr lebhafte Achtel featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2, for wind quintet - 5. Sehr lebhaft featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2, for wind quintet - 4. Schnelle Viertel featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
