Gabriel Chmura has signed a 3 years contract with the English record label Chandos to record the music of Polish/Russian composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg. The critics greeted all 3 of his first recordings with rave reviews. 
 

History
Born in Poland, Gabriel Chmura grew up in Israel , where he studied piano and composition at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv. He then studied conducting with Pierre Dervaux in Paris, Hans Swarowsky in Vienna and with Franco Ferrara in Siena, Italy.

Awards
In 1971 he was the first prize winner in the Herbert von Karajan Competition in Berlin, as well as the Gold Medal at the Cantelli Competition of Milano’s “La Scala” .

These victories led to extensive international engagements.

Appointments
Mr. Chmura was appointed Music Director of the opera house in Aachen, Germany, in 1974 and retained this position until his Bochum appointment in 1983, which he kept until 1987, when he was appointed Music director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Canada. With this orchestra he made extensive tours in North America, including Carnegie Hall in New York.

He made his Munich debut in 1974 with “Othello” and was immediately re-engaged for “Carmen”. Further he conducted a highly successful “Samson et Dalila” in Barcelona, a critically acclaimed “Werther” at the Paris Opera and “Coq d’Or” at the Chatelet Theatre, Paris. With the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada he completed the “Da Ponte Cycle” ( Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte )

NATIONAL POLISH RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Recordings
G. Chmura has recorded with the London Symphony for DGG, and with the Munich and the Berlin Radio Orchestras for CBS. Schubert’s “Lazarus” with the Stuttgart Radio Orchestra, Hermann Prey and Edith Mathis on the “Orfeo” label received the “Grand Prix de Disque Mondial de Montreux”. His recording of Haydn’s symphonies no. 6, 7 and 8 with the National Arts Centre Orchestra for CBC was chosen as “Best Choice” by the American Record Guide and was nominated for the Canadian JUNO Award.

The recent recording of the 1st Symphony by Mahler and the Sibelius Valse Triste, the principal work from the 2002 UK tour, was very well received in Europe.

After the huge success of the first 2 Weinberg CDs for Chandos (Symphony No 5 and Sinfonietta No 1, Symphony No 4, Sinfonietta No 2 and the Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, ) the series has been followed by the release of the 14 & 16 Symphony.

Concerts and Engagements

2010

• Marseille Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille Jan. 2010

• Warsaw Teatr Wielki Warsaw Faust/Gounod Robert Wilson Production 24,26,27,28 Jan

• Cannes & Nice "Verdi Requiem" Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice
  2,4 March

• Poznan Teatr Wielki Poznan "Macbeth" Verdi - Revival 6/7 March

• Krakow "Parsifal / Wagner " in concert version March 10

• Krakow Krakow Philharmonic 14-15 May

• Korea Festival :Seul Arts Center 19-23 May

• Poznan Teatr Wielki Poznan : " La Boheme " Puccini - New Production 25-27 June

• Krakow Sinfonietta Cracovia 2 July / 20 August

• Berlin Beethoven Academy Orchestra 16. August

• Warsaw Teatr Wielki New Production 8, 9, 10 October
  M. Weinberg " The Passenger"
  Staging : David Pountney

• Poznan Revival "La Boheme" December 2010
  
  2011
   

• Nancy New Production April M. Weinberg "The Portrait "
  Staging : David Pountney

• Krakow Sinfonietta Cracovia May 17. 2011
  Mahler/Beethoven

• Marseille Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille 14. September

• Poznan New Production October 2009 Shostakovich
  "Lady Macbeth from Mzensk "

• Katowice Polish Radio ( NOSPR ) November 18 - Mahler

• Palermo Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana December 22./23
  
  2012
   

• Warsaw National Opera December 22./23 May 2012
  revival Weinberg “The Lady Passenger”

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