- Hans Graf
Hans Graf (born
15 February 1949 inMarchtrenk ,Austria ) is anAustria n conductor. As a child, he learned theviolin and thepiano . He studied at the Musikhochschule inGraz ,Austria , and graduated with diplomas in piano and conducting.For eight seasons, he was Music Director of the
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra . He has also served as the conductor of the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine,France for six seasons. He has been Music Director of theHouston Symphony since 2001, having debuted with them in 2000. In September 2004, Graf made his first contract extension with the Houston Symphony, through the 2008-2009 season. [cite news | author=Ben Mattison | title=Houston Symphony Music Director Hans Graf Signs Contract Extension | url=http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/333.html | work=Playbill Arts | date=13 September 2004 | accessdate=2007-09-22] He made hisCarnegie Hall conducting debut with the Houston Symphony in January 2006 [cite news | author=Allan Kozinn | title=An Icy Shostakovich and a Trim Mozart, by Way of Texas | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/26/arts/music/26carn.html?ex=1168146000&en=9be1c37092b77470&ei=5070 | work=New York Times | date=26 Jan 2006 | accessdate=2007-08-14] In July 2007, Graf further extended his contract with the Houston Symphony through the 2011-2012 season. [cite news | author=Kevin Shihoten | title=Hans Graf Signs with Houston Symphony Through 2012 | url=http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/6758.html | work=Playbill Arts | date=9 July 2007 | accessdate=2007-08-14] His recordings include works byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart ,Henri Dutilleux ,Bela Bartók ,Igor Stravinsky , and the opera "Es war einmal" ofAlexander von Zemlinsky . [Calland, Deborah, "Record Review: Zemlinsky in Brief" (June 1992). "Tempo" (New Ser.), 181: pp. 46-47.]In private life, Graf is known as a
wine connoisseur. [cite news | author=Shelby Hodge | title=Houston Symphony League toasts the maestro | url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/society/3918642.html | work=Houston Chronicle | date=1 June 2006 | accessdate=2007-08-14] He and his wife Margarita have a daughter, Anna.References
External links
* [http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~musi/facultybios/graf.html Hans Graf Biography]
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