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Estonian conductor
Olari Elts
(born April 27, 1971 in
Tallinn
) is an Estonian
conductor
. He was the principal conductor of the
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
from 2001 to 2006. He is the founder and director of the contemporary music ensemble
NYYD Ensemble
.
In September 2006 he took up the newly created position of Artistic Advisor of the
Orchestre National de Bretagne
. He was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
from the beginning of the 2007?2008 season. Also in 2007, he was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.
Elts has conducted Finnish Radio, Yomiuri Symphony Orchestra, Dresden Sinfoniker,
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
, Lucerne Symphony, Orchestre National du Capitole de Touloluse,
City of Birmingham Symphony
, Ensemble Modern and the
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
, with whom he made his US debut. He also visits Australia and New Zealand regularly, appearing with orchestras including
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra,
Western Australian Symphony Orchestra
and the
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
.
Elts' opera work includes appearances with the
Estonian National Opera
, conducting Britten's
Albert Herring
and Puccini's
Il Trittico
, as well as Mozart's
Don Giovanni
and
Idomeneo
with the
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
. In autumn 2008 he conducted performances of
Marschner's
Der Vampyr
at the Rennes Opera House, and also in Hungary.
In 2001 Elts was awarded the IVth Class
Order of the White Star
by Estonia in recognition for his outstanding contribution to music.
Competitions
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Elts has won the following conductor's competitions:
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