Janko Kastelic
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| Born | January 10, 1969 |
| Nationality | Canadian-Slovene |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor, music educator |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Organizations | Vienna State Opera, Opéra National de Paris, Maribor Opera House |
| Known for | Music Director of the Opera House of Maribor (2008–2011) |
| Notable work | Die Fledermaus (Vienna), Carmina Burana (Ljubljana & Maribor), The Queen of Spades (Maribor) |
| Awards | Gold Medal in Performance (Western Ontario Conservatory of Music) |
Janko Kastelic (born 10 January 1969) is a Canadian–Slovene conductor and music educator. From September 2008 to June 2011, he served as the Music Director of the Opera House of Maribor, Slovenia.[1]
Biography
[edit]Janko Kastelic was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and grew up in Toronto, Canada. He began his musical career as a boy soprano and accompanist at St. Michael's Choir School. He won the gold medal in performance from the Western Ontario Conservatory of Music in piano and organ and performed internationally, developing a repertoire ranging from Gregorian chant to 20th-century music. He was accepted to the Edward Johnson Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto, where he studied conducting, theory, composition, and piano.
According to the article, Kastelic's "desire to learn and experience more"[2] led him back to Europe after his studies, where he became a coach and assistant conductor at the State Opera of Slovenia. In this role, Kastelic led a baroque and wind orchestra. After three seasons, he was invited to the Opéra National de Paris as an assistant coach. In 2002, he took the position of an assistant at the Vienna State Opera, where he conducted performances of Das Traumfresserchen, Aladdin, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Bastien und Bastienne.
Kastelic has prepared works for the Klangbogen Festival Vienna and the Salzburger Festspiele and conducted the TU Orchester Wien, leading orchestra concerts that focused on French and Classical repertoire. He was responsible for the choruses in Moses und Aron by Arnold Schoenberg at the Vienna State Opera in March 2007. In 2008, he conducted performances of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss at the Music Theatre of Schönbrunn in Vienna.[3]
Educating children
[edit]In September 2005, he was appointed musical leader for the opera school for children at the Vienna State Opera,[4] where they performed a staged work arranged by Kastelic in June 2006 (Mozart Year) on lieder by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart called Der kleine Friedrich written and staged by Claudia Toman.[5] Beyond education, he has conducted many performances of children's opera in Vienna.
SNG Maribor
[edit]Janko Kastelic was General Music Director of the Maribor Opera House from September 2008 until June 2011.[6] In May 2009, he conducted Carmina Burana by Carl Orff in Ljubljana and Maribor. In September 2009, he conducted his first Premiere, The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ K, M. "Janko Kastelic zapušča položaj umetniškega direktorja Opere". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Janko Kastelic « Slovensko narodno gledališče Maribor". Sng-mb.si. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ "Janko Kastelic". Musik-theater-schoenbrunn.at. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ [1] Archived 9 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ htoman. "REGIE - Friedrich". Members.aon.at. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ "Mladi francoski dirigent bo vodil mariborsko Opero" [A Young French Conductor Will Lead the Maribor Opera] (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenia. 16 July 2011.
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