©Constanze Zacharias

指揮、鋼琴／克里斯提安．查哈里亞斯 Christian Zacharias

「我們必須『說』音樂……」克里斯提安．查哈里亞斯 是他這一代指揮家與鋼琴家之中的說書人。他精心、詳盡又清楚地詮釋每一個音樂篇章，顯然他對音符背後的意義有著濃厚興趣。

除了完整性和個體性的獨特融合、豐富的語言表現力、深刻的音樂理解和精準的藝術直覺，再加上極具魅力的藝術性格，查哈里亞斯 不僅是世界首屈一指的鋼琴家和指揮家，也是音樂思想家。他的事業遍及全球，與頂尖的樂團和傑出的指揮家合作，造就無數大獲好評的音樂會，亦不乏獎項榮譽與錄音作品。

從2017/18樂季開始，查哈里亞斯 擔任馬德里自治區管弦樂團與合唱團的首席客座指揮，以呈現舒曼的音樂為主軸。舒曼的音樂是查哈里亞斯 作品的一大重心，在土魯斯、馬德里、耶夫勒和巴塞隆納的演出都出現過。此外，在2018/19樂季，他繼續與英國室內樂團、瑞典哥德堡交響樂團及聖保羅室內樂團等合作，也在巴黎、里昂、莫斯科的國際音樂中心，以及漢堡極富盛名的易北愛樂廳舉行音樂會。本季他呈現了莫札特、貝多芬和海頓等人的經典之作，以及荀白克和布魯克納的樂曲。

查哈里亞斯本季以紐約莫札特音樂節的全莫札特曲目為開端，並將進一步在德國不來梅和瑞典哥德堡投注心力於莫札特的作品。除了幾場精選的鋼琴獨奏會之外，他將繼續在倫敦威格摩爾廳等地進行鋼琴演出。

查哈里亞斯的長期音樂夥伴包括聖保羅室內樂團、哥德堡交響樂團、波士頓交響樂團、巴塞爾室內樂團、柏林音樂廳交響樂團及班貝格交響樂團。他也培養了對歌劇的特別喜好，執導過莫札特《狄多王的仁慈》和《費加洛婚禮》及奧芬巴赫《傾城佳人》。他於列日瓦隆皇家歌劇院指揮的尼可萊《溫莎的風流婦人》榮獲2014年巴黎戲劇音樂舞蹈評論專業協會大獎。

自1990年以來，亦有多部影片以查哈里亞斯為主角，例如《塞維亞的史卡拉第》與《音樂詩人舒曼》（這兩部由巴黎INA頻道委託製作）、《在舞台與藝術家房間之間》（WDR-arte電視台）、《從貝多芬的B到查哈里亞斯 的Z》（瑞士法語廣播電視）及貝多芬鋼琴協奏曲全集（瑞士SSR-arte電視台）。

查哈里亞斯的音樂成就獲獎無數，如2007年國際音樂博覽會古典音樂獎「年度藝術家」、法國政府頒發的藝術與文學勳章，以及羅馬尼亞為了表揚他對文化的服務而向他致敬。此外，查哈里亞斯 在2016年被任命為瑞典皇家音樂學院院士，並在2017年獲頒哥德堡大學榮譽博士。

他擔任洛桑室內樂團首席指揮時錄製了無數享譽國際的唱片。特別值得一提的是莫札特鋼琴協奏曲全集和舒曼交響曲全集，前者榮獲法國金音叉獎、法國世界音樂獎及德國回聲古典音樂獎。

在2015年和2017年，查哈里亞斯擔任哈絲奇爾鋼琴大賽評審團主席，2018年則擔任蓋札安達大賽評審團主席並指揮閉幕音樂會。

"One must ‘speak’ music..." Christian Zacharias is a narrator among the conductors and pianists of his generation. In each of his elaborate, detailed and clearly articulated interpretations, it's clear what he means: Zacharias is interested in what lies behind the notes.

With a unique combination of integrity and individuality, brilliant linguistic expressiveness, deep musical understanding and a sure artistic instinct, paired with his charismatic and engaging artistic personality, Christian Zacharias has established himself not only as a world-class pianist and conductor, but also as a musical thinker. Numerous acclaimed concerts with the world's best orchestras and outstanding conductors as well as multiple honors and recordings characterize his international career.
Since the 2017/18 season, Christian Zacharias holds the position of Principal Guest Conductor with the Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid, presenting among other things a focus on the music of Robert Schumann. Schumann's music forms a central point in Zacharias musical work, appearing in further programs in Toulouse, Madrid, Gävle and Barcelona. In addition, in the 2018/19 season he continues his cooperation with the English Chamber Orchestra, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, among others as well as concerts in international music centers in Paris, Lyon, Moscow and the much-acclaimed Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. This season he presents classical works by Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn et al. as well as works from Schoenberg and Bruckner.

Christian Zacharias started his season at the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York with an all-Mozart program, and will continue to dedicate himself to the composer's work further in Bremen and Gothenburg. In addition to a few selected piano recitals, he will continue to present his piano lectures in venues such as Wigmore Hall in London.

Zacharias' longtime musical partners include the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Basel Chamber Orchestra, the Berlin Konzerthausorchester and the Bamberger Symphoniker. He's also developed a special love of opera and has directed productions of Mozart's La Clemenza the Tito and The Marriage of Figaro, as well as Offenbach's La Belle Hélène. The production of Nicolai's The Merry Wives of Windsor, which he conducted at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège, was awarded the "Prix de l'Europe Francophone" 2014 by the Association Professionnelle de la Critique Théâtre, Musique et Danse in Paris.
Since 1990, various films have also been produced featuring Christian Zacharias: "Domenico Scarlatti in Seville", "Robert Schumann - the Poet Speaks" (both for INA, Paris), "Zwischen Bühne and Künstlerzimmer" (for WDR-arte), "De B comme Beethoven à Z comme Zacharias "(for RTS, Switzerland) as well as the complete Beethoven piano concertos (for SSR-arte).

The musical work of Christian Zacharias has been honored many times, for example with the Midem Classical Award "Artist of the Year" 2007, the honorable award "Officier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" of the French state and a tribute from Romania for his services to culture. In addition, Christian Zacharias was appointed a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 2016, and in 2017 received an honorary doctorate from the University of Gothenburg.
Numerous internationally acclaimed recordings were made during his time as Principal Conductor of the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. Particularly noteworthy are the recordings of the complete Mozart piano concertos - awarded the Diapason d'Or, Choc du Monde de la Musique and ECHO Klassik - as well as the complete Schumann symphonies.

In 2015 and 2017, Zacharias was chairman of the jury of the Clara Haskil Competition, and in 2018 president of the jury of the Geza Anda Competition where he also conducted the final concert.