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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Karel_Mark_Chichon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Karel_Mark_Chichon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Mark_Chichon > Source revision: 1346142323 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|British orchestra conductor (born 1971)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Karel Mark Chichon | image = KarelMarkChichon.png | birth_name = Karel Mark Chichon | birth_date = 30 April 1971 | birth_place = [London](/source/London), [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) | occupation = Orchestra conductor | spouse = [Elīna Garanča](/source/El%C4%ABna_Garan%C4%8Da) | children = Catherine Louise Chichon, Cristina Sophie Chichon | awards = Officer of the [Order of the British Empire](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) (OBE) }} '''Karel Mark Chichon''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|OBE|FRAM}} (born 30 April 1971) is a British orchestra conductor. == Biography == Born in London, Chichon studied at the [Royal Academy of Music](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Music) in London and at the [Hochschule für Musik](/source/University_of_Music_and_Performing_Arts%2C_Vienna) in Vienna under [Leopold Hager](/source/Leopold_Hager). Karel Mark Chichon is Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria{{Cite web|url=https://ofgrancanaria.com/|title=Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria|website=ofgrancanaria.com}} since May 2017, a position recently renewed until the 2026–2027 season. Karel Mark Chichon is also Artistic Director of the [Gibraltar Philharmonic Society](/source/Gibraltar_Philharmonic_Society),{{cite press release|url=http://www.philharmonic.gi/history/press-releases/16-nov-1998.php |title=The Gibraltar Philharmonic Society has been created |publisher=Gibraltar Philharmonic Society |date=16 November 1998 |accessdate=22 June 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116060429/http://www.philharmonic.gi/history/press-releases/16-nov-1998.php |archive-date=16 January 2010 }}[Gibraltar Philharmonic Society](/source/Gibraltar_Philharmonic_Society) [https://tgpsociety.wordpress.com/about/artistic-director/ Artistic Director: Karel Mark Chichon]. Retrieved 22 June 2016. == Career == From 2006 to 2009, Chichon was Chief Conductor of the Graz Symphony Orchestra. He was Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the [Latvian National Symphony Orchestra](/source/Latvian_National_Symphony_Orchestra) between 2009 and 2012. Chichon became Chief Conductor of the [Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern](/source/Deutsche_Radio_Philharmonie_Saarbr%C3%BCcken_Kaiserslautern) (DRP) in September 2011.{{Cite web|title=Karel Mark Chichon|url=https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/artists/karel-mark-chichon|access-date=12 August 2020|website=Opéra national de Paris|language=en}} In March 2013, his initial contract was extended until the 2016–2017 season.{{cite press release | url=http://www.swr.de/unternehmen/kommunikation/karel-mark-chichon-hat-verlaengert/-/id=10563098/did=11135764/nid=10563098/9jg98f/index.html | title=Karel Mark Chichon extends his contract as Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie until 2017 | publisher=SWR | date=13 March 2013 | accessdate=6 June 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In March 2015, Chichon and the orchestra jointly announced that his tenure would conclude at the end of the 2016–2017 season.{{cite press release | url=http://www.swr.de/unternehmen/kommunikation/14-karel-mark-chichon-gibt-bekannt-seinen-vertrag-nach-sechs-jahren-als-chefdirigent-der-deutschen-radio-philharmonie-nicht-zu-verlaengern/-/id=10563098/did=15373116/nid=10563098/17nptu2/index.html | title=Karel Mark Chichon announces he will not extend his contract after six years as Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie | publisher=SWR | date=14 April 2015 | accessdate=6 June 2016 | archive-date=15 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115151502/http://www.swr.de/unternehmen/kommunikation/14-karel-mark-chichon-gibt-bekannt-seinen-vertrag-nach-sechs-jahren-als-chefdirigent-der-deutschen-radio-philharmonie-nicht-zu-verlaengern/-/id=10563098/did=15373116/nid=10563098/17nptu2/index.html | url-status=dead }} In the United States, Chichon made his [Metropolitan Opera](/source/Metropolitan_Opera) debut in February 2016 with performances of ''[Madama Butterfly](/source/Madama_Butterfly)'',{{Cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/22/arts/music/review-madama-butterfly-showcases-ana-maria-martinez.html | title=Review: 'Madama Butterfly' showcases Ana María Martínez | work=The New York Times | author=Zachary Woolfe | author-link=Zachary Woolfe | date=21 February 2016 | accessdate=6 June 2016}} including one cinema broadcast. In May 2017, he was appointed Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, effective from the 2017–2018 season., a position that has been renewed three times until the 2026–2027 season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.pizzicato.lu/karel-mark-chichon-renews-contract-in-gran-canaria/|title=Karel Mark Chichon renews contract in Gran Canaria|work=Pizzicato|access-date=25 May 2018|language=fr-FR}}{{cite news |title=Karel Mark Chichon renews with Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria until the 2026–2027 season |url=https://www.plateamagazine.com/noticias/16602-la-orquesta-filarmonica-de-gran-canaria-renueva-la-titularidad-de-karel-mark-chichon-hasta-la-temporada-26-27|work=Platea Magazine}} == Discography == His commercial recordings include two albums for [Deutsche Grammophon](/source/Deutsche_Grammophon), ''Meditation''{{Cite news| url=http://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/el%C4%ABna-garan%C4%8Da-meditation | title=Elīna Garanča: Meditation | work=Gramophone | author=Adrian Edwards | date=October 2014 | accessdate=6 June 2016}} and ''Habanera'', both featuring his wife [Elīna Garanča](/source/El%C4%ABna_Garan%C4%8Da).{{Cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/opera/9568889/Elina-Garanca-We-mezzos-get-to-have-such-fun.html | title=Elina Garanca: We mezzos get to have such fun | work=Telegraph | author=Rupert Christiansen | date=26 September 2012 | accessdate=6 June 2016}} In 2014, he recorded [Dvořák’s Symphony No. 1](/source/Symphony_No._1_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k)) with the DRP for the Hänssler Classic label, the first in a projected cycle of all nine Dvořák symphonies.Hodgson, Antony (July 2015). [http://classicalsource.com/db_control/db_cd_review.php?id=12997 "Review: Karel Mark Chichon conducts Dvořák’s Complete Symphonies: 1 – Symphony No.1 (The Bells of Zlonice) [Hänssler]"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218063538/http://classicalsource.com/db_control/db_cd_review.php?id=12997 |date=18 February 2017 }}. Classical Source Chichon was appointed [Officer of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (OBE) in the 2012 [Birthday Honours](/source/Birthday_Honours) for services to music and culture in Gibraltar.{{London Gazette|issue=60173|supp=y|page=23|date=16 June 2012}} In March 2016, he was named a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music.{{cite press release | url=https://www.ram.ac.uk/about-us/news/2016-honours-are-announced | title=2016 Honours are announced | publisher=Royal Academy of Music | date=4 March 2016 | accessdate=6 June 2016}} == Personal life == Chichon and [Elīna Garanča](/source/El%C4%ABna_Garan%C4%8Da) have two daughters, Catherine Louise Chichon and Cristina Sophie Chichon, who are grandchildren of Harry Chichon and Leonor Chichon.{{Cite news| url=http://www.lrt.lt/en/news_in_english/29/43852/elina_garanca_a_singer_is_like_a_sportsman | title=Elina Garanča: a singer is like a sportsman | work=Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) | date=20 May 2014 | accessdate=8 June 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://karelmarkchichon.com/?page_id=358|title=Extended biography|website=Karel Mark Chichon – Conductor|language=en-US|access-date=5 July 2019}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{cite web |url=https://www.plateamagazine.com/noticias/16602-la-orquesta-filarmonica-de-gran-canaria-renueva-la-titularidad-de-karel-mark-chichon-hasta-la-temporada-26-27 |title=La Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria renueva la titularidad de Karel Mark Chichon hasta la temporada 26/27 |website=plateamagazine.com |date=2024-03-20 |access-date=2024-04-20}} ==External links== [http://www.karelmarkchichon.com/ Official website of Karel Mark Chichon] [http://www.askonasholt.co.uk/artists/conductors/karel-mark-chichon Askonas Holt agency page on Karel Mark Chichon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804184128/http://www.askonasholt.co.uk/artists/conductors/karel-mark-chichon |date=4 August 2016 }} [http://www.drp-orchester.de/pages/orchester/chefdirigent.php Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern German-language page on Chichon] {{s-start}} {{s-culture}} {{succession box | title=[Music Director, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra](/source/Latvian_National_Symphony_Orchestra) | before=[Olari Elts](/source/Olari_Elts) | years=2009–2012 | after=Andris Poga}} {{succession box | title=[Chief Conductor, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern](/source/Deutsche_Radio_Philharmonie_Saarbr%C3%BCcken_Kaiserslautern) | before=[Christoph Poppen](/source/Christoph_Poppen) | years=2011–2017 | after=Pietari Inkinen}} {{succession box | title=Chief Conductor, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria | before=Pedro Halffter | years=2017–present | after=incumbent}} {{s-end}} {{Gibraltar topics}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chichon, Karel Mark}} Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:Gibraltarian conductors (music) Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire Category:21st-century British conductors (music) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Karel Mark Chichon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Mark_Chichon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Mark_Chichon?action=history)). 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