Marko Letonja

Marko Letonja
Marko Letonja
Born	12 August 1961
Origin	Slovenia
Occupation	Conductor

Marko Letonja (born 12 August 1961) is a Slovenian conductor.

Biography

Letonja studied piano and conducting at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, where his conducting teachers included Anton Nanut. He continued his conducting studies at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts, with such teachers as Otmar Suitner. He graduated from the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts in 1989.

From 1996 to 2002, Letonja was chief conductor of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, and from 2003 to 2006, he held the same position with Sinfonieorchester Basel. From 2011 through the end of 2018, Letonja was chief conductor and artistic director of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO). He now has the title of conductor laureate of the TSO.^[1]

In 2012, Letonja became music director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, and held the post through 2021.^[2] In 2018, he became chief conductor of the Bremer Philharmoniker.

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association. They commenced in 1987.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2014	Mozart Arias (with (Emma Matthews & Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra)	Best Classical Album	Nominated	^[3]

References

^ "TSO announces Eivind Aadland as next Chief Conductor and Artistic Director" (PDF) (Press release). Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^ "Aziz Shokhakimov: nouveau directeur musical et artistique de l'Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg" (Press release). Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 9 July 2022.

External links

Cultural offices
Preceded by Uroš Lajovic (acting principal conductor)	Principal Conductor, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra 1996–2002	Succeeded by George Pehlivanian
Preceded by Mario Venzago	Chief Conductor, Sinfonieorchester Basel 2003–2006	Succeeded by Dennis Russell Davies
Preceded by Sebastian Lang-Lessing	Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra 2011–2018	Succeeded by Eivind Aadland
Preceded by Marc Albrecht	Music Director, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg 2012–2021	Succeeded by Aziz Shokhakimov
Preceded by Markus Poschner	Chief Conductor, Bremer Philharmoniker 2018–present	Succeeded by incumbent

[1] "TSO announces Eivind Aadland as next Chief Conductor and Artistic Director" (PDF) (Press release). Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[2] "Aziz Shokhakimov: nouveau directeur musical et artistique de l'Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg" (Press release). Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[ARIAClassical-3] ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 9 July 2022.

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