Stefan Vladar Explained

Stefan Vladar (born in Vienna, 1965) is an Austrian pianist and conductor.^[1]

Biography

Stefan began piano lessons at the age of six, and in 1973 he began studies at the Vienna University for Music and Arts; Renate Kramer-Preisenhammer and Hans Petermandl were two of his teachers.

In 1985 Vladar won Vienna's VII Ludwig van Beethoven piano competition. In 1992 he participated in My War Years, a Canadian docudrama about Arnold Schoenberg and this composer's way to atonality. Vladar was awarded the Mozartinterpretationspreis of the Mozartgemeinde Wien in 1994.^[2] In addition to his concert career he's been the Grosses Orchester Graz principal conductor since 2002 and since 2008 principal conductor of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Performers: S Vladar . Classicalarchives.com . 7 August 2009.
2. Web site: Prizes and Awards . 20 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130813050031/http://www.mozartgemeinde-wien.at/auszeichnung.htm . 13 August 2013 .
3. Web site: Stefan Vladar, Conductor. 7 August 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120226131910/http://www.stefanvladar.com/content/Bio/Stefan%20Vladar%20Dirigent-BIO-English-27-03-2009.pdf. 26 February 2012.
4. Web site: Stefan Vladar neuer Chefdirigent des Wiener Kammerorchesters . Das Wiener KammerOrchester . 7 August 2009.