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JOHN
AXELROD special tour projects Download John Axelrod has established his profile as one of today's
leading young conductors and is sought after by orchestras throughout the world.
Now in his 4th season as Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Luzerner
Sinfonie Orchester and Theater, Mr. Axelrod focuses on a continuing Beethoven
cycle with the 4th and 7th symphonies and 5th piano concerto with Fazil Say. A
newly commissioned piano concerto, "Sotte Voce II" from Wolfgang Rihm
also highlights Mr. Axelrod's commitment to new music. Upcoming 2007-2008 opera
productions in Luzern include Mozart's "Idomeneo" for the Lucerne Festival,
and Verdi's "Falstaff" in Autumn 07. Two more recordings with the Luzerner Sinfonie Orchester, produced by Michael
Haas for NIMBUS, will be released this season: Ernst Krenek's "1st Symphony,"
Lieder from Julius Burger with Baritone Dietrich Henschel, and "Intermezzo/Scherzo"
by Franz Schreker; and a live recording from the 2006 Lucerne Festival of Bernstein's
3rd Symphony "Kaddish," with a new text from Samuel Pisar, and Schoenberg's
"Survivor from Warsaw" and Weill's "Berliner Requiem," all
featuring the Berliner Rundfunk Chorus. Other recordings scheduled for a 2007-2008 release include Dvorak's *9th Symphony*
with the Württemburgischer Philharmonie Reutlingen for GENUIN, and Rolf Wallin's
percussion concerto *Das War Schön" with soloist Martin Grubinger and
the Oslo Philharmonic for ONDINE. Additional engagements during the 2007-2008 Season include Mr. Axelrod's debuts
with the Philadelphia Orchestra, with the Gurzenich-Orchester Köln, and in
Amsterdam's Royal Concertgebouw with Het Brabant Orkest, and returns to the Orchestre
de Paris, Dresden Philharmonic and Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. As Principal Guest Conductor since 2000 of Sinfonietta Cracovia, John Axelrod
continues building the orchestra to international recognition. Special projects
have included an award winning Holocaust Memorial DVD, produced by the BBC, and
Berlioz' "Symphony Fantastique," produced for ARTE. Mr. Axelrod will
make his 5th return appearance at the 2008 Beethoven Festival in Warsaw. John Axelrod's 2006-2007 Season has been a milestone in his career, Outstanding
debuts included Vienna's Musikverein with the ORF Orchestra, with the Oslo Philharmonic
and the Shanghai Symphony. Mr. Axelrod returned to conduct the Gewandhaus Orchester
and Leipzig Oper in OpenAir concerts in Rosental Park in July 2007. The public
and critical success of Bernstein's "Candide" as premiered in Paris's
Theatre du Chatelet and in Milano's Teatro alla Scala has established his reputation
in leading opera houses. In Summer 2008, Mr. Axelrod will make his debut at the
Bregenz Festival conducting Krenek's "Kehraus." Mr. Axelrod is a regular guest conductor of such leading orchestras as the
Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester Berlin, Orchestre National de Lille, the NDR Sinfonie
Orchester Hannover, Orquestra Gulbenkian Lisboa, The Polish National Radio Orchestra
Katowice, Radio Sinfonie Orchester Stuttgart, and Orchestre Philharmonique du
Luxembourg, and has appeared with the London Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic
at Hollywood Bowl, Orchestre National de Lyon, Salzburg Mozarteum, and the Hungarian
National Philharmonic. Since 1997, Mr. Axelrod is also the Founder and Conductor Laureate of Orchestra
X in Houston, Texas. Orchestra X is internationally recognized for developing
the next audience for classical music with innovative programs in non-traditional
formats. Mr. Axelrod currently lives between Luzern, Switzerland and Strasbourg, France
and is the proud father of daughter, Tallulah.
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JOHN AXELROD
Music Director and Chief Conductor, Luzerner Sinfonie Orchester and Theater
Principal Guest Conductor, Sinfonietta Cracovia
Founder and Conductor Laureate, Orchestra X
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