涅爾‧卡巴列提 l 指揮

涅爾‧卡巴列提為國際知名指揮家，最近受西南佛羅里達交響樂團延聘出任音樂總監，同時亦持續於加州聖塔芭芭拉的聖塔芭芭拉交響樂團，擔任音樂暨藝術總監一職。指揮大師祖賓‧梅塔描述其為「音樂上才華洋溢、個性上和藹溫暖的指揮家」。卡巴列提於交響樂與歌劇方面的經驗既多元而豐富，對於音樂內涵的掌握深刻而微妙，獲得國際一致好評讚賞。

早年學經歷
卡巴列提出生於以色列，六歲開始學習鋼琴，之後於台拉維夫大學魯賓音樂學院主修鋼琴與指揮，1995年畢業於音樂名校奧地利國立維也納音樂暨表演藝術大學。

畢業之後，卡巴列提很快成為維也納國家歌劇院與奧地利薩爾茲堡音樂節的指導與合唱團指揮，接著更成為馬德里皇家歌劇院音樂總監的助理，並於義大利的佛羅倫斯五月音樂節歌劇院擔任指揮大師祖賓‧梅塔的個人助理。

2002年，他受以色列拉那那交響樂團之邀擔任首席指揮，並出任音樂總監，直至2008年。

合作與演出經驗

指揮大師卡巴列提曾與諸多全球頂尖的音樂家與樂團攜手合作，足跡遍及各大歌劇院，合作的知名音樂家包括郎朗、普拉西多‧多明哥、伊扎克‧普爾曼，以及海倫‧葛莉茉。卡巴列提也經常受邀至世界各地擔任客席指揮，歷年來合作過的樂團包括以色列愛樂管絃樂團、佛羅倫斯五月音樂節管弦樂團、羅馬歌劇院管弦樂團、東京愛樂管絃樂團、費城室內交響樂團、布宜諾斯艾利斯愛樂管絃樂團、法國國立土魯斯市管絃樂團、熱那亞卡羅菲尼斯劇院管弦樂團、巴里的佩杜賽里劇院管弦樂團、米蘭威爾第交響樂團、羅徹斯特愛樂管絃樂團、薩格勒布愛樂管絃樂團、貝爾格勒愛樂管弦樂團、耶路撒冷交響樂團、以色列里雄萊錫安交響樂團、海法交響樂團、維也納室內管絃樂團、奧地利下奧州藝術家交響樂團、馬德里交響樂團、大加那利島愛樂管絃樂團、塞維亞皇家交響樂團，以及波鴻交響樂團。2010年7月的夏日樂季，卡巴列提於羅馬的卡拉卡拉浴場首次演出普羅高菲夫的《羅密歐與茱麗葉》。

歌劇指揮經驗

卡巴列提的歌劇經驗包括於佛羅倫斯五月音樂節指揮《後宮誘逃》、《馬克白》、《遊唱詩人》、《賈尼‧斯基基》、《漢斯遊記》；於馬德里皇家歌劇院指揮《灰姑娘》、《女武神》；於以色列歌劇院指揮《費德里奧》、《瑪儂·雷斯考特》；於洛桑歌劇院指揮《佛羅倫斯的草帽》、《蝙蝠》、《法斯塔夫》；於阿旺什音樂節指揮《拿布果》；於東京的日本新國立劇場指揮《塞維爾的理髮師》；於聖塔芭芭拉歌劇院指揮《卡門》。卡巴列提也應維也納國家歌劇院之邀，於奧地利的布雷根茲音樂節與德國漢諾威的2000年世界博覽會，客席指揮《安妮日記》。2005年，卡巴列提帶領那不勒斯聖卡洛歌劇院首次踏上日本巡演，於京都與東京指揮《遊唱詩人》的演出。

2004-05年的樂季，卡巴列提以柴可夫斯基的《胡桃鉗》首次登上米蘭斯卡拉歌劇院。2007年，他再次應邀指揮孟德爾頌《仲夏夜之夢》的芭蕾版本（由義大利廣播電視公司轉播與發行DVD）。

獎項肯定

指揮大師卡巴列提曾獲得美國─以色列文化基金會青年指揮家獎助金。1993年，卡巴列提贏得維也納青年藝術家論壇指揮大賽冠軍，翌年亦成為法國杜埃國際指揮大賽的決賽候選人。

語言與居住地

卡巴列提精通英文、義大利文、德文、西班牙文與希伯來文。目前，他與妻子卡雅以及一雙子女（生於2010年的亞當與生於2012年的亞曼達）定居佛羅倫斯。

Nir Kabaretti l Conductor

Internationally acclaimed conductor, Nir Kabaretti, has been recently appointed Music Director of the South West Florida Symphony and continues his tenure as Music and Artistic Director of the Santa Barbara Symphony in Santa Barbara, California. Described as “a conductor with immense musicality and warm personality” by Maestro Zubin Mehta, Kabaretti has earned an impressive reputation across continents for his command of a vast symphonic and operatic repertoire, and his profound knowledge of and sensitivity to the music he conducts.

Education & Early History

Born in Israel, Kabaretti began piano lessons at the age of six, later studied piano and conducting at The Rubin Academy of Music at Tel Aviv University, and continued his education at the prestigious University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, where he graduated from in 1995

Upon his graduation, Kabaretti began working as coach and chorus master at the Vienna State Opera and the Salzburg Festival. He subsequently advanced to positions as assistant to the music director at the Teatro Real in Madrid and personal assistant to Maestro Zubin Mehta at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, Italy.

He was appointed Principal Conductor of the Raanana Symphonette Orchestra in Israel in 2002 and its Music Director till 2008.


Collaborations and Appearances

Maestro Kabaretti has worked with some of the world’s most sought-after musicians, leading opera houses, and renowned orchestras. Some of his collaborators include Lang Lang, Placido Domingo, Itzhak Perlman, and Hélène Grimaud.

As guest conductor, Kabaretti keeps a busy international schedule throughout the year. Some of his appearances have included the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, Orquesta Filarmonica de Buenos Aires, Orquestre National du Theatre du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, Orchestra del Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano “La Verdi”, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Israel Symphony Orchestra of Rishon Le Tzion, Haifa Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Niederösterreichisches Tonkünstlerorchester, La Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid, La Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria, Real Orchesta Sinfònica de Sevilla and the Bochumer Symphoniker. In July 2010, Kabaretti debuted at the summer season of the Caracalla Roman Bath in Rome for Prokofiev’s production of Romeo and Juliet.


Operatic Experience

Kabaretti’s operatic experience includes productions at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Macbeth, Il Trovatore, Gianni Schicchi, The Journey to Rheims), Teatro Real in Madrid (Cenerentola, Die Walküre), The Israeli Opera (Fidelio, Manon Lescaut ), Opéra de Lausanne (Nino Rota's Il Cappello di Paglia di Firenze, Die Fledermaus, Falstaff), Avenches Festival (Nabucco), The New National Theatre in Tokyo (The Barber of Seville) and Opera Santa Barbara (Carmen). He conducted The Diary of Anne Frank, a guest production of the Vienna State Opera performed at both the Bregenz Festival and Expo 2000 in Hanover. In 2005, Kabaretti lead Teatro San Carlo di Napoli on its first tour to Japan, conducting Il Trovatore both in Kyoto and Tokyo.

During the 2004-05 season, Kabaretti made his debut at Teatro alla Scala di Milano with Tchaikowsky´s The Nutcracker. In 2007 he was invited again for the ballet production of Mendelssohn's Midsummer night's Dream (broadcasted by Italian television RAI, and released as a commercial DVD).


Awards

Maestro Kabaretti received the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Grant for Young Conductors. In 1993, he won the Forum Junger Künstler Conducting Competition in Vienna. In 1994 he was among the finalists in the International Competition for Conductors in Douai, France.


Languages and Residence

Nir Kabaretti speaks fluently English, Italian, German, Spanish and Hebrew. He lives in Florence with his wife Gaja and their children Adam (2010) and Amanda (2012).