Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Explained

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (born Mirga Gražinytė, 29 August 1986 in Vilnius)[1] is a Lithuanian conductor. She was the musical director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO).[2]

Biography

Early years and education

Gražinytė-Tyla was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. Her father, Romualdas Gražinis, is a choir conductor affiliated with the Aidija Chamber Choir in Vilnius.[3] Her mother Sigutė Gražinienė is a pianist and singer.[4] Her grandmother Beata Vasiliauskaitė-Šmidtienė was a violinist.[5] Her great-uncle was an organist, and her great-aunt was a composer.[6] The oldest of three siblings,[7] her sister Onutė Gražinytė is a pianist, and she has a younger brother, Adomas Gražinis.

As a child, Gražinytė-Tyla received her initial education in French and painting,[4] and studied at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art in Vilnius. At age 11, she decided that she wanted to study music, and the one remaining musical programme option was choral conducting. She subsequently received musical training and education without ever playing a musical instrument.[8] She first conducted a choir at age 13.[9] She subsequently continued music studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz,[10] where her instructors included Johannes Prinz,[6] and completed her degree in 2007. She subsequently studied conducting at the Music Conservatory Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy in Leipzig with Ulrich Windfuhr and the Music Conservatory in Zurich (where her mentors included Johannes Schlaefli).[9] Gražinytė-Tyla chose to add the word 'Tyla', Lithuanian for 'silence', to form her professional name.[11] [12]

Career

Gražinytė-Tyla became Second Kapellmeister (2. Kapellmeisterin) at the Theater Heidelberg in the 2011–2012 season.[13] In 2012, she won the Nestlé and Salzburg Young Conductors Competition. With the 2013–2014 season, she became First Kapellmeister (1. Kapellmeisterin) at the Bern Opera.[5] Gražinytė-Tyla became music director of the Salzburger Landestheater with the 2015–2016 season, with an initial contract of 2 seasons.[14] She concluded her music directorship of the Salzburger Landestheater after the 2016–2017 season.[15]

In the US, Gražinytė-Tyla was a Gustavo Dudamel Fellow of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the 2012–2013 season. In July 2014, she was named the orchestra's assistant conductor, on a 2-year contract.[16] In August 2015, the orchestra named her its new associate conductor, effective with the end of the 2015–2016 season, contracted through 2017.[17]

In July 2015, Gražinytė-Tyla first guest-conducted the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO).[18] She was subsequently engaged for an additional concert with the CBSO in January 2016.[19] In February 2016, the CBSO named her as its next music director, effective September 2016, with an initial contract of 3 years.[20] [21] She conducted her first concert as CBSO music director on 26 August 2016 in Birmingham,[22] and made her first appearance at The Proms the following evening, 27 August 2016. Gražinytė-Tyla is the first female conductor to be named music director of the CBSO.[23] In May 2018, the CBSO announced the extension of Gražinytė-Tyla's contract as its music director through the 2020–2021 season.[24] In January 2021, the CBSO announced that Gražinytė-Tyla is to conclude her tenure as CBSO music director after the 2021–2022 season, and subsequently to take on the post of principal guest conductor of the CBSO.[25]

In February 2019, Gražinytė-Tyla signed an exclusive long-term recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon (DG). She is the first female conductor ever to sign an exclusive recording contract with DG.[26] Her first DG recording, issued in 2019, was of symphonies of Mieczysław Weinberg, with the CBSO.[27] In October 2020, it won the 'Album of the Year' prize at the annual Gramophone Awards. Her following DG albums include works by Raminta Šerkšnytė, Benjamin Britten,[28] Ralph Vaughan Williams and William Walton.[29]

Personal life

Gražinytė-Tyla's partner is a musician. The couple has two sons (one born on 26 August 2018, and the other born in August 2020) and one daughter. [30] [31] [32] The family maintains a residence in Salzburg.[33]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
  2. Web site: Nalivaikaitė . Paulina . Kinka . Romas . Mirga Gražinytė: Flying the Flag for Lithuanian Music . mic.lt . 2 November 2019.
  3. News: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla interview: 'When I think about recording, I feel a sense of responsibility about the fact that what we do stays there forever' . Gramophone . Richard Bratby . 2019-05-24 . 2019-05-30.
  4. News: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla on the art of collaboration . San Diego Union-Tribune . James Chute . 28 November 2015 . 9 January 2016.
  5. News: M.Gražinytė-Tyla batutos judesius apskaičiavo milimetro tikslumu . Lietuvos Rytas . Milda Augulytė . 29 March 2014 . 9 January 2016.
  6. News: Meet conducting's next superstar: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla . Telegraph . Ivan Hewett . 16 August 2016 . 18 August 2016.
  7. News: Mirga takes the baton: the CBSO music director on her new job . The Guardian . Fiona Maddocks. Fiona Maddocks . 14 April 2016 . 23 April 2016.
  8. News: Das Allerwichtigste ist das innere Wachstum . Deutschlandradio Kultur . Ulrike Henningsen . 12 February 2016 . 15 February 2016.
  9. News: Jetzt beginnt die Ära der Dirigentinnen . Berner Zeitung . Oliver Meier . 30 November 2013 . 9 January 2016.
  10. News: L.A. Phil's Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla conducts herself with aplomb . Los Angeles Times . David Ng . 26 December 2014 . 23 April 2016.
  11. News: The conductor who prefers to work with silence . The Irish Times . Seamas O'Reilly . 2017-08-30 . 2018-12-20.
  12. News: Conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla — a combination of flamboyance and steely poise . Financial Times . Hannah Nepil . 2017-07-28 . 2018-12-20.
  13. News: Brauche Ewigkeiten von Einsamkeit . Mannheimer Morgen . Anna Schweingel . 12 July 2012 . 9 January 2016.
  14. News: Neue Direktorinnen für Salzburger Landestheater . Salzburger Nachrichten . 28 January 2014 . 15 February 2016.
  15. News: Dates set for Mirga to pick up the baton in Birmingham . Birmingham Post . Christopher Morley . 12 May 2016 . 15 May 2016.
  16. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Appointed Assistant Conductor of Los Angeles Philharmonic . 28 July 2014 . 9 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160126011256/http://imgartists.com/news/mirga_grazhinyt_tyla_appointed_assistant_conductor_of_los_angeles_philharmo/ . 26 January 2016 . dmy-all .
  17. News: L.A. Phil's Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla is promoted to associate conductor . Los Angeles Times . Tre'vell Anderson . 10 August 2015 . 9 January 2016.
  18. News: Review: Summer Concert, CBSO at Symphony Hall . Birmingham Post . Christopher Morley . 27 July 2015 . 5 February 2016.
  19. News: CBSO/Gražinyte-Tyla review – attention to every morsel of detail . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 12 January 2016 . 5 February 2016.
  20. New Music Director Announced . City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra . 4 February 2016 . 5 February 2016.
  21. News: CBSO announces Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla will be next Music Director . Birmingham Post . Christopher Morley and Sarah Probert . 4 February 2016 . 15 May 2016.
  22. News: Review: Welcoming Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, CBSO at Symphony Hall . Birmingham Post . David Hart . 2016-08-27 . 2016-09-01.
  23. News: CBSO appoints 29-year-old Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla as music director . The Guardian . Imogen Tilden . 4 February 2016 . 5 February 2016.
  24. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla extends CBSO contract . City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra . 31 May 2018 . 2018-05-31.
  25. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla extends contract with the CBSO . City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra . 22 January 2021 . 2021-01-22.
  26. News: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla signs to Deutsche Grammophon . Gramophone . 1 February 2019 . 2 February 2019.
  27. News: Weinberg: Symphonies – Nos 2 & 21,'Kaddish' (Gražinytė-Tyla) . Gramophone . David Fanning . June 2019 . 2019-05-30.
  28. News: The Listening Room; Episode 101 (October 16, 2020) . Gramophone . 2020-10-16 . 2021-04-16.
  29. News: 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now . The New York Times . David Allen . 2021-04-01 . 2021-04-16.
  30. News: Dirigentė Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla susilaukė kūdikio . Žmonės . 2018-08-27 . 2018-12-20.
  31. News: Tarptautinę šlovę pelniusi Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla susilaukė pirmagimio . Delfi . 2018-08-27 . 2018-12-20.
  32. News: Fisher. Neil. Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla: 'I gave Covid to our principal cellist'. The Times. en. 2021-04-30. 0140-0460.
  33. News: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla: 'British orchestras don't have an easy life' . The Observer . Fiona Maddocks. Fiona Maddocks . 2019-03-23 . 2019-05-30.

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