Andrés Orozco-Estrada (born 14 December 1977) is a Colombian violinist and conductor, with dual nationality in Colombia and Austria. He was the music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony.
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| Born | 14 December 1977 Medellín, Colombia |
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| Spouse | Julia Orozco-Estrada |
Early life
editBorn in Medellín, Orozco-Estrada studied music at the Instituto Musical Diego Echavarría and learned to play violin there before taking conducting classes from age 15. Before his seventeenth birthday, he moved to Bogotá to study at the Pontifical Xavierian University. He emigrated to Vienna, Austria, in 1997, where he has lived ever since and where, that same year, he began advanced conducting studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts, where his teachers included Uroš Lajovic.
Career
editIn June 2004, he first conducted the Tonkünstler Orchestra at a Vienna Festwochen concert, as a last-minute substitute. This led to his appointment as assistant conductor of the orchestra, a post he held for two years. Orozco-Estrada became principal conductor of the Tonkünstler Orchestra in 2009, a post he held until 2015. Earlier he served as principal conductor of the ensemble “recreation” Großes Orchester Graz and, from 2005 to 2007, as music director of Oper Klosterneuburg.
Outside Austria, in May 2007, Orozco-Estrada first guest-conducted the Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi in San Sebastián, Spain (his father was of Basque descent). The next year he was named the orchestra's principal conductor, a post he took up in 2009 and held until June 2013.[1]
Orozco-Estrada guest-conducted the Frankfurt Radio Symphony in 2009. In March 2013, he was named the next principal conductor of the hr-Sinfonieorchester, effective with the 2014–2015 season, with an initial contract of 4 years.[2] In April 2016, the orchestra announced the extension of his contract through the 2020–2021 season.[3] He concluded his tenure with the hr-Sinfonieorchester at the close of the 2020–2021 season.[4]
Orozco-Estrada first guest-conducted the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) in November 2013, on a tour with the orchestra in Germany. In January 2014, the LPO announced the appointment of Orozco-Estrada as its next principal guest conductor, effective September 2015.[5][6]
Orozco-Estrada first guest-conducted the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in 2006. In March 2018, the Vienna Symphony announced his appointment as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2021–2022 season, with an initial contract of 5 years. He held the title of chief conductor designate in the 2020–2021 season.[7] Orozco-Estrada resigned as chief conductor of the Vienna Symphony on 12 April 2022, with immediate effect. The orchestra said the reason was its decision not to extend his contract beyond 2025.[8]
Orozco-Estrada debuted with the Houston Symphony Orchestra in October 2012, an appearance that led to a second engagement with the orchestra, for a private rehearsal. In January 2013, the Houston Symphony appointed Orozco-Estrada as its next music director, as of the 2014–2015 season.[9] Before taking up the Houston post, he and the orchestra recorded Dvořák's Seventh Symphony. His final contract extension with the Houston Symphony was until the 2021–2022 season.[10] Orozco-Estrada concluded his Houston tenure at the close of the 2021–2022 season.[11]
Orozco-Estrada also serves as principal conductor of the Filarmónica Joven de Colombia[12] and led them on their 2019 European tour.[13] In March 2023, the city of Cologne announced the appointment of Orozco-Estrada as the next Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) of the city, which encompasses the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne and Cologne Opera general director, effective with the 2025–2026 season.[14]
Orozco-Estrada first guest-conducted the RAI National Symphony Orchestra in May 2022. On the basis of this appearance, the RAI National Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of Orozco-Estrada as its next principal conductor, effective October 2023, with an initial contract of three seasons.[15]
Recordings
editOrozco-Estrada has recorded commercially with the Houston Symphony and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony for Pentatone.[16][17][18]
- Richard Strauss – Eine Alpensinfonie. Frankfurt Radio Symphony. PTC 5186628 (2018).
- Haydn – Die Schöpfung. Houston Symphony, Houston Symphony Chorus. PTC 5186614 (2018).
- Music of the Americas: Bernstein, Gershwin, Piazzolla, Revueltas. Houston Symphony. PTC 5186619 (2018).
- Richard Strauss – Salome. Frankfurt Radio Symphony. PTC 5186602 (2017).
- Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 ("New World") / Slavonic Dances. Houston Symphony. PTC 5186574 (2017).
- Richard Strauss – Ein Heldenleben / Macbeth. Frankfurt Radio Symphony. PTC 5186582 (2016).
- Dvořák – Symphony No. 7 & 8. Houston Symphony. PTC 5186578 (2016).
- Dvořák – Symphony No. 6 & 2, Slavonic Dances. Houston Symphony. PTC 5186575 (2016).
- Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring & The Firebird (Suite 1919). Frankfurt Radio Symphony. PTC 5186556 (2016).
Personal life
editOrozco-Estrada and his wife Julia, an Austrian veterinarian, live in Vienna with their daughter Laura.
References
edit- ^ A Moyano (21 March 2012). "Orozco-Estrada adelanta un año su salida de la Orquesta de Euskadi". Diario Vasco. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Orozco-Estrada wird neuer Chefdirigent" (Press release). Hessischer Rundfunk. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "hr-Sinfonieorchester: Orozco-Estrada bleibt bis 2021". Musik Heute. 18 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Alain Altinoglu wird zur Saison 2021/22 neuer Chefdirigent des hr-Sinfonieorchesters Frankfurt" (Press release). Hessischer Rundfunk. 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "London Philharmonic Orchestra appoints Andrés Orozco-Estrada as new Principal Guest Conductor" (Press release). London Philharmonic Orchestra. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ Imogen Tilden (15 January 2014). "Orozco-Estrada named as LPO's new principal guest conductor". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Andrés Orozco-Estrada wird ab der Spielzeit 2021–22 Chefdirigent der Wiener Symphoniker" (Press release). Vienna Symphony Orchestra. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Orozco-Estrada tritt als Chefdirigent der Wiener Symphoniker zurück". Der Standard. 12 April 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Houston Symphony Names Andrés Orozco-Estrada As New Music Director" (Press release). Houston Symphony. 16 January 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Houston Symphony And Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada Announce Contract Renewal Through 2022" (Press release). Houston Symphony. 23 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "The Houston Symphony Announces 2021–22 Season Program Details For the Final Concerts with Andrés Orozco-Estrada As Music Director, and the Bank of America POPS Series" (Press release). Houston Symphony Orchestra. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Andrés Orozco-Estrada". Fundación Bolivar Davivienda. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "La Filarmónica Joven de Colombia inicia su segunda gira por Europa". La República. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Andrés Orozco-Estrada wird neuer Generalmusikdirektor der Stadt Köln" (Press release). Stadt Köln. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Andrés Orozco-Estrada è il nuovo Direttore principale dell'Orchestra Rai" (Press release). RAI. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Andrew Dansby (2 March 2016). "Houston Symphony releases first recording with Orozco-Estrada". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ David Gutman (March 2016). "Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, The Firebird". Gramophone. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ Clive Paget (4 January 2018). "Strauss: Salome (Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Andrés Orozco-Estrada)". Limelight Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2018.