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Philippe Jordan
12+ albums
conductor
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Philippe Jordan (born 18 October 1974, Zürich) is a Swiss conductor, and the son of conductor Armin Jordan. He began to study piano at age 6. At age 8, he joined the Zürich Sängerknaben. His violin studies began at age 11. At 16, he entered the Zürich Conservatory where he obtained his diploma in piano instruction, with honors. He studied theory and composition with the Swiss composer Hans Ulrich Lehmann and continued his piano studies with Karl Engel. At the same time, he worked as an assistant to Jeffrey Tate on Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Châtelet in Paris. In the 1994/95 season, Jordan was appointed First Kapellmeister of the Ulm Stadttheater. The following year, he made his debut at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. He has since conducted at the Grand Théâtre in Geneva, the Vienna Staatsoper, the Châtelet in Paris, the Semperoper in Dresden and the Aix-en-Provence International Festival. From September 1998 to June 2001, Jordan was Kapellmeister and assistant to Daniel Barenboim at the Berlin State Opera (Staatsoper unter den Linden). He now holds the title of Principal Guest Conductor at the Staatsoper unter den Linden. Jordan held the position of Chief Conductor of the Graz Opera and Graz Philharmonic Orchestra from September 2001 to June 2004. In the 2001/02 season, Philippe Jordan made his US operatic debut conducting Samson et Dalila at the Houston Grand Opera and his UK operatic debut conducting Carmen at the Glyndebourne Festival
top songs
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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25, "Classical symphony": III. Gavotta
1,2252Wagner: Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
1223Mussorgsky / Arr Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Promenade I
714Daphnis et Chloé, M. 57, Tableau III: XIII. Lever du jour
595Concerto pour piano et orchestre No 2: II. Adagio
586Ravel : Daphnis et Chloé, M. 57, Tableau I: I. Introduction
577Das Rheingold: Prelude, Interludes & Entry of the Gods into Valhalla
558Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
549Mussorgsky / Arr Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Gnomus
5310Wagner: Die Walküre: Magic Fire Music
52albums
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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, "Classical"
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - Symphonic Excerpts
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Ravel : Daphnis & Chloé, La Valse
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Wagner: The Ring - Symphonic Excerpts, Disc 1
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos
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Maurice Ravel : Daphnis & Chloé - La Valse
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Verdi: Messa da Requiem
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Ravel : Daphnis Chloé, La Valse
Wagner: The Ring - Symphonic Excerpts, Disc 2
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Richard Wagner : Der Ring des Nibelungen - Symphonic Excerpts (Édition StudioMasters)
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Wagner : Der Ring des Nibelungen (Excerpts)
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Wagner: Parsifal