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荷西．龐斯 Josep Pons

荷西‧龐斯被譽為其世代中最傑出的西班牙指揮家，與萊比錫布商大廈管弦樂團、巴黎管弦樂團、東京NHK交響樂團、不來梅德意志室內愛樂樂團及BBC交響樂團建立了深厚的合作關係，後者包括多張錄音以及數次登上BBC逍遙音樂節。

2025/26樂季，龐斯出任德意志廣播愛樂樂團新任首席指揮暨藝術總監，加強了他與該樂團的聯繫。他自2006年起便以客席指揮身份與該團合作。本樂季，他將與德意志廣播愛樂樂團透過「歐洲之心」的主題，以多元節目探索樂團與社會之間的關係。

在結束巴塞隆納里西奧大劇院音樂總監任期後，Pons將指揮《瑪儂·雷斯考》、《法斯塔夫》與《狡猾的小狐狸》。Pons近期其他演出包括《尤金·奧涅金》、《卡門》、《彌賽亞》、《藍鬍子公爵的城堡》，以及與 Sasha Waltz & Guests芭蕾舞團合作的《春之祭》。在此前的樂季中，他指揮了《唐帕斯夸雷》、《馬克白》與《帕西法爾》、《納克索斯島的阿麗雅德妮》、《伊底帕斯王》、《佩利亞斯與梅麗桑德》、《伍采克》，在巴士底歌劇院演出的音樂會版《藍鬍子公爵的城堡》，以及《唐喬望尼》、《愛與暴力的課程》、《卡塔·卡班諾娃》、《羅德琳達》、《羅密歐與茱麗葉》、《艾蕾克特拉》，和卡薩布蘭卡斯新歌劇《莉亞之謎》的世界首演。

龐斯同時擔任西班牙國立管弦樂團榮譽指揮。他曾擔任該團藝術總監九年，期間大幅提升了樂團的國際聲譽。他也是格拉納達市立管弦樂團的榮譽指揮。他也將回歸與他有固定合作的多個樂團，例如西班牙國立管弦樂團與土魯斯國會大廈管弦樂團。

荷西‧龐斯的唱片目錄超過50張CD與DVD，大多由Harmonia Mundi與Deutsche Grammophon發行，其中法雅與法國曲目的錄音被視為權威詮釋，並獲得眾多獎項。他與 Javier Perianes 合作的《西班牙庭園之夜》獲得《Choc de la Musique》大獎，與 Patricia Petibon 合作的《Melancolía》獲得《留聲機》編輯之選，而他與 Tomatito 的合作則為他贏得一座拉丁葛萊美獎。他與BBC交響樂團及 Matthias Goerne 錄製的貝里奧《交響曲》與馬勒/貝里奧《10首早期歌曲》，榮獲BBC音樂大獎、Choc de la musique、ECHO古典獎及《Télérama》Ffff獎。他的最新發行是Harmonia Mundi廠牌，與BBC交響樂團合作的葛拉納多斯歌劇《哥雅畫集》現場錄音。

荷西‧龐斯的音樂訓練始於著名的蒙塞拉特聖童合唱團。該中心對複音音樂與當代音樂的世俗傳統與深入研究，形塑了他日後在音樂與思想上的發展。1999年，他因在二十世紀音樂方面的傑出工作而獲得西班牙國家音樂獎。2019年，龐斯獲巴塞隆納自治大學頒授榮譽博士學位，同時也獲得西班牙文化部頒發的藝術成就金質獎章。

Regarded as the leading Spanish conductor of his generation, Josep Pons has built strong relationships with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Orchestre de Paris, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and BBC Symphony Orchestra —the latter including several recordings and appearances at the BBC Proms. 

The 2025/26 season sees Pons as the newly appointed Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, strengthening his ties with the orchestra, with which he has been collaborating as a guest conductor since 2006. During this season with Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, he will explore the relationship between orchestra and society through varied programs under the idea of “The heart of Europa”.

Following his tenure as Music Director of Gran Teatre del Liceu, Pons will conduct Manon Lescaut, Falstaff and The Cunning Little Vixen. Other recent performances of Pons’ include Eugene Onegin, Carmen, The Messiah, Bluebeard’s Castle and the Sacre with Ballet Sasha Waltz & Guests. In previous seasons, he conducted Don Pasquale, Macbeth and Parsifal, Ariadne auf Naxos, Oedipus Rex, Pelleas et Melisande, Wozzeck, a concert performance of Bluebeard’s Castle at the Opéra Bastille, as well as Don Giovanni, Lessons of Love and Violence, Káťa Kabanova, Rodelinda, Roméo et Juliette, Elektra, and the world premiere of Casablancas’ new opera L’Enigma de Lea. 

Pons also holds the position of Honorary Conductor of Orquesta Nacional de España, having previously served as their Artistic Director for nine years during which he substantially raised their international profile. He is also Honorary Conductor of Orquesta Ciudad de Granada. He will also return to several of the orchestras where he has a regular collaboration such as the Spanish National and Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse.

Josep Pons’ discography of over 50 CDs and DVDs, mostly released by Harmonia Mundi and Deutsche Grammophon, includes recordings of Falla, and French repertoire regarded as benchmark interpretations and earning numerous awards. His recording of Noches en los jardines de España with Javier Perianes,won a Choc de la Musique, Melancolía with Patricia Petibon received a Gramophone Editor’s Choice, and his collaboration with Tomatito earned him a Latin GRAMMY. His recording of Berio’s Sinfonia and Mahler/Berio’s 10 Frühe Lieder with BBC Symphony Orchestra and Matthias Goerne, won the BBC Music Award, Choc de la musique, ECHO Klassik Awards and Télérama Ffff awards. His latest release on Harmonia Mundi is the live recording of Granados’ opera, Goyescas with BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Josep Pons began his musical training at the prestigious Escolanía de Montserrat. The secular tradition and intense study of both Polyphony and contemporary music in this center marked his later development both musically and intellectually. In 1999, he received the Spanish National Music Prize for his outstanding work on twentieth-century music. In 2019, Pons was awarded Honorary Doctorate from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, but he also received the gold medal for merit in Fine Arts, awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.