Manfred Honeck

曼弗雷德·霍內克出生於奧地利並在維也納音樂學院學習深造。多年在維也納愛樂樂團、維也納國家歌劇院擔任小提琴及中提琴手的經歷，為其日後的指揮生涯烙下了深刻的印記。   受邀邀請並多次成功指揮了匹茲堡交響樂團之後，他被聘請為該團的第九任音樂總監，並於2008-2009音樂季開始其任期。兩年後，由於其出色表現，合同期延長至了2016年。2010年在參加完卡內基音樂廳的演出和歐洲巡演後，曼弗雷德·霍內克率領匹茲堡交響樂團於2011年八月到九月間回到歐洲參與了許多重要音樂演出：如萊茵高音樂節、赫爾斯泰因音樂節、格拉芬妮音樂節、柏林音樂節、波恩貝多芬音樂節、盧塞恩音樂節、倫敦逍遙音樂節以及在巴黎、維爾紐斯和立陶宛等地舉辦音樂會等。他和匹茲堡交響樂團的眾多優秀作品被日本埃克斯頓公司以CD唱片的形式出版發行。目前為止共發行了馬勒《第一交響曲》、《第三交響曲》和《第四交響曲》，柴可夫斯基的《第五交響曲》，以及理查德·施特勞斯的《英雄生涯》，這些專輯都廣受好評。   在2011至2012音樂季中，他有機會受邀回到斯德哥爾摩、奧斯陸、布拉格和斯圖加特這些他早期指揮過的地方指揮德累斯頓交響樂團、班貝克交響樂團、巴黎交響樂團、以色列愛樂樂團以及芝加哥愛樂樂團演出。之後更會在北京國際音樂節上登台演出，隨後返回維爾比耶繼續執棒。   Manfred Honeck (born 17 September 1958 in Nenzing) is an Austrian conductor, the son of Otto and Frieda Honeck, from a family of nine children. One of his brothers is the Vienna Philharmonic leader Rainer Honeck.   As a youth, Honeck studied violin. He attended the Academy of Music in Vienna, and later played the viola. He was later a musician in the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra. His early work as a conductor included a period as assistant to Claudio Abbado with the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (Youth Orchestra).   From 1991 to 1996, Honeck conducted regularly at the Zurich Opera House. From 1997 to 1998, he was Music Director of the Norwegian National Opera in Oslo. He also held a regular position from 1996 to 1999 with the MDR Symphony Orchestra Leipzig. In 1998, he was named the Principal Guest Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic. From 2000 to 2006, Honeck was Music Director of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, where his work included conducting the 2006 premiere of Sven-David Sandström's Ordet – en passion (24 March, Stockholm). Honeck became Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) of the Staatsoper Stuttgart with the 2007–2008 season, with an initial contract for four years. In November 2009, Stuttgart Opera announced the departure of Honeck as its GMD after the conclusion of his contract in 2011. Honeck formally concluded his Stuttgart tenure in the summer of 2011. Honeck became Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra with the 2008–2009 season.   In May 2006, in the US, Honeck made an acclaimed appearance with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO). In November 2006, he returned to Pittsburgh to conduct the PSO in another concert that received strongly positive reviews. On 24 January 2007, the PSO named Honeck its ninth music director, effective with the 2008–2009 season for an initial contract of 3 years. In September 2009, the PSO announced the extension of Honeck's contract to the 2015–2016 season. In February 2012, the PSO announced the further extension of Honeck's contract through the 2019–2020 season. Honeck and the PSO have recorded music of Giuseppe Verdi, Alan Fletcher and Richard Strauss for the Octavia (Exton) label.   Honeck lives in the village of Altach, Vorarlberg, Austria with his wife Christiane and their six children.