Vienna Philharmonic
Founded by Otto Nicolai in 1842, the Vienna Philharmonic belongs to the world´s finest orchestras. In the course of its history it has been recipient of numerous awards and prizes, records in gold and platinum and has been nominated honorary member of countless cultural institutions. With a thriving recording activity for CD and television, the New Year´s Concert televised in over 40... read more»
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO) is a symphony orchestra of international renown, whose character has been shaped by several generations of musicians, longstanding collaboration with each of the six chief conductors and the unique acoustic properties of the Concertgebouw’s main hall. read more»
Maestro Valery Gergiev
Music and life of Maestro Valery Gergiev are inextricably linked to the Mariinsky Theatre. After having won the Herbert von Karajan Conducting Competition in Berlin at age 23, he was invited to join the Kirov Theatre (today: Mariinsky Theatre) as assistant of Yuri Temirkanov where he conducted from 1977 onward. At the age of 35... read more»
Katharina Wagner
It is a great pleasure for Rieder Promotions to have been entrusted the world wide exclusive management of Katharina Wagner in fall 2009 in addition to the tour management of the Bayreuth Festival.
On 1 September 2008 Katharina Wagner and her half-sister Eva Wagner-Pasquier were appointed as new artistic directors of the Bayreuth Festival. read more»
Leonid Sarafanov
Mikhailovsky Principal Dancer Leonid Sarafanov was born in Kiev. He graduated from the Kiev State School of Choreography in 2000 and in the same year became soloist with National Ballet of Ukraine. With that company he performed a variety of roles including James (La Sylphide), Albrecht (Giselle), the Grand pas from Paquita...
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Chamber orchestra Vienna-Berlin
In the eyes of the audience and the international music critics likewise, there are only two orchestras competing for the leading position: the Wiener and the Berliner Philharmoniker. In such a situation, the differences between the two ensembles tend to be emphasized: smooth elegance and nobleness of the Viennese, captivating and passionate Berliners, velvety... read more»
Rotterdam Philharmonic
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1918. In the 1930s under chief-conductor Eduard Flipse it developed into one of the most prominent orchestras of the Netherlands. With Jean Fournet and Edo de Waart the orchestra entered a new era. It was together with De Waart, who was appointed... read more»
Maestro Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim, born in Buenos Aires in 1942, started piano lessons at the age of five and gave his first official concert in his home town in 1950. His family moved to Israel in 1952. During the next years, he made his debut in Vienna, Rome, Paris, London and finally in New York (1957 with Leopold Stokowski). In 1954 he took part in Igor Markevitch’s conducting classes in Salzburg,... read more»
Jean-Christophe Maillot
Born in 1960 in Tours (France), Jean-Christophe Maillot studied dance and piano at the National Conservatory of the Region of Tours under the direction of Alain Davesne, afterwards he entered Rosella Hightower’s International School of Dance in Cannes. He continued his studies up until he was awarded the Lausanne prize in 1977. Thereafter, John Neumeier... read more»
Viktoria Tereshkina
The young Russian Mariinsky principal and Honoured Artist of Russia Viktoria Tereshkina is a graduate of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (class of Marina Vasilieva) and joined the Mariinsky Theatre in 2001. Prize-winner at the IX International Ballet Competition in Perm (Gold Medal, 2006), she is also recipient of... read more»
