Sylvain Cambreling announced as Stuttgart State Opera's new Musical Director

Sylvain Cambreling has been appointed as the new Music Director of Stuttgart State Opera by the company's artistic director designate, Jossi Wieler.

Wieler has invited Cambreling to conduct one production during the 2011/12 Season then take over as Music Director in 2012/13.

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On 26 April Sylvain Cambreling begins his three year tenure as principal conductor of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo with a programme of Beethoven, Mahler and Schoenberg.

In the 2010/2011 season Sylvain Cambreling will conduct 13 concerts in Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka and Nagoya.  Maestro Cambreling say that 'whilst preserving the orchestra’s traditions he hopes to enrich its personality even more by bringing in a little French blood, and broaden its knowledge of contemporary music.'

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Sylvain's Messiaen CD wins a 2010 MIDEM Classical Award

 

Having already received two prestigious awards - Sylvain's Messiaen CD has now been awarded a third in MIDEM's Contemporary Music category!