Salvador Mas Conde facts for kids
Salvador Mas i Conde (born 27 February 1951 in Barcelona) is a Spanish classical music conductor. He is known for leading many orchestras around the world.
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Early Life and Music Education
Salvador Mas i Conde was born in Barcelona, Spain. He began his music journey at Escolania de Montserrat, a famous music school. He continued his studies at the Conservatorio Superior Municipal de Música of Barcelona. Later, he learned from important music teachers like Bruno Maderna in Salzburg, Franco Ferrara in Siena, and Hans Swarowsky and Günther Theuring in Vienna.
Awards and Recognition
Salvador Mas i Conde received awards from the FEV and the Austrian Ministry of Culture. He also won an award in the Second International Hans Swarowsky Orchestra Conducting Competition in Vienna. These awards showed his great talent in conducting.
A Career in Conducting
Salvador Mas i Conde has had a long and successful career. He worked at the opera house of Mainz. From 1978 to 1981, he was the main conductor of the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra. He also returned to this orchestra later as a main guest conductor.
Leading Orchestras Worldwide
He has conducted all the major orchestras in Spain. He has also led orchestras in many other countries, including Austria, Belgium, Canada, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Romania, and Germany.
Key Conductor Roles
Salvador Mas i Conde held several important positions:
- He was the General Music Director (GMD) of the Würtemberg Philharmonic Orchestra from 1985 to 1991.
- He was the main conductor of the Limburgs Symfonie Orkest from 1988 to 1994.
- He led the Musik Verein's Symphony Orchestra and Choir from 1993 to 2000.
- He was the main conductor for the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker in Germany from 1996 to 2000.
- He also led the Israel Chamber Orchestra from 1998 to 2001.
For ten years, he was the main guest conductor of the City of Granada Orchestra. From 2008 to 2012, he became its music and artistic director.
Teaching and Mentoring
Besides conducting, Salvador Mas i Conde also teaches music. He has been in charge of orchestral conducting studies at the Barcelona Conservatory. He also teaches orchestral conducting at the Wiener Meisterkurse in Vienna. From 2005 to 2008, he was the Director of ESMUC, which is the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya.
See also
In Spanish: Salvador Mas para niños
