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Description: Violinist and conductor. Italy
Known For: In 1955 he had made his American debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Instruments: Violin
Music Styles: Classical
Date Born: 9th May 1914
Location Born: Barletta
Date Died: 14th June 2005
Location Died: Brescia
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BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
Carlo Maria Giulini
An Italian conductor.
Giulini was given a violin for Christmas in 1919, when he was five, and progressed rapidly with local instructors, notably a Bohemian violinist (and local pharmacist) whom he called “Brahms.”
In 1928, the distinguished Italian violinist/composer Remy Principe (1889–1977) gave a recital in Belzano, and auditioned Giulini; he invited Giulini to study with him at Italy’s foremost conservatory, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
Giulini undertook his studies there two years later, at the age of 16. He studied viola with Principe, composition with Alessandro Bustini (1876–1970), and conducting with Bernardino Molinari.
At the age of 18, in order to supplement his family’s income (which had been depleted by the Great Depression), he auditioned for the viola section of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia’s orchestra, at the time Italy’s foremost orchestra.
In 1955 he had made his American debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, leading to a 23-year association with the orchestra.
In 1958, Giulini conducted a highly acclaimed production of Verdi’s Don Carlos at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
From 1978 to 1984, he served as principal conductor and Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, launching his tenure there with performances of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.
Giulini’s most notable opera recordings include the 1959 Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus versions of Mozart’s operas The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni for EMI, as well as his 1955 recording of Verdi’s La traviata with Maria Callas.
He died in Brescia, Italy at age 91.
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