Fabio Costa (conductor)
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Fabio Costa is a Brazilian-born conductor and composer.
, Brazil, to an engineer and a psychologist, with family roots in Portugal and Italy; Costa is a dual Brazilian/Italian citizen, and was partly raised in Germany (1982–1984). His grandfather Waldemar Ciglioni was a popular radiophonic actor, and great-grandfather Armando Ciglioni, a neapolitan-song
composer/impresario and violinist at São Paulo Opera House
.
Costa started out musically self-taught at age 8 (piano and composition) deciding by age 14 to become a professional musician; a year of horn studies was then followed by oboe studies at age 16 and 8 years of professional activity as an orchestral oboist, chamber musician and soloist.
Costa won the 1995 Conducting Competition of the São Paulo Symphony and debuted subsequently as a conductor with that orchestra. After a year of oboe studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Budapest
(1995–1996) video, Costa went on to pursue a career as a conductor.
Between 1996–1999 Costa studied at the Vienna Music Academy (opera and orchestral conducting, class Uros Lajovic
) with a special scolarship of the Brazilian Government; he was also coached by Kurt Masur
video (São Paulo 2001 and 2003), Leonard Slatkin
and Murry Sidlin (National Conducting Institute, Washington DC, 2001) and Gianluigi Gelmetti
(Accademia Chigiana, Siena Italy, 2005).
, Brazil) with a schedule of about 25 symphonic concerts over the 1999/2000 season, and as Associate Conductor of the Spokane Symphony Orchestra
and Director of Orchestras at Eastern Washington University
- positions he held until 2003 – he conducted over 80 concerts, with a total audience estimated at about 70.000 people video.
Acting mainly as a guest conductor between 2004 and 2007, he appeared with the Orquestra Petrobrás Sinfonica, , São Paulo University Orchestra, Paraná State Orchestra video, São Paulo City Youth Orchestra (Orquestra Experimental de Repertório), São Paulo State Youth Orchestra, São Paulo Radio Orchestra (extinct) video Orquestra Amazonas Filarmônica, Mendoza Symphony Orchestra.
In 2008, Costa participated in establishing the Minas Gerais Philharmonic, a major Brazilian orchestra, as its Assistant Conductor. In that position, he conductedover 60 concert performances that took place throughout federal state of Minas Gerais
video. This effort reached an audience of over 80.000 people, in over 30 locations state-wide, mostly with cost-free access to the public at large, including a relevant number of under-privileged communities in various state regions. As of 2010, Fabio Costa has conducted over 200 concert performances to an estimated audience of over 150.000 attendants.
As choach and opera conductor, Costa took part in productions of Le Nozze Di Figaro; Zauberflöte (coaching, Vienna Music Academy) “The Metamorphosis”, (coaching and conducting, Vienna Music Academy); Gianni Schicchi
, La Gioconda
, Othello
, Werther
(coaching, Manaus Opera House), Fosca (Carlos Gomes
– coaching and conducting, Manaus Opera House), Macbeth
(coaching, conducting – Palacio das Artes, Belo Horizonte) video.
derived from the harmonic series
that reflects whole-number
, “pure” or “natural” frequency relationships video/audio video/audio.
Prelude for Piano– (2002) video/score
3 Short Polyphonic Pieces for Piano– (1999–2000) video/score
Eclogue for Piano- (2002)
Etude for Piano– (2003) video/score
Fuga a 4 for Piano–(2002)
Sospiri– (2003)
Papillon: Brief Life and Death of a Butterfly(2002) video/score
Valsa Lenta em Tons Terra– (2004)
Second Prelude for Piano– (2006) video/score
2 Lieder for Piano, Oboe and Bariton (1988)
3 Phantasiestücke for Clarinet or Viola and Piano – 1992
Nonett – 1994
3 Late Romantic Songs after Rilke and Trakl– 1996
Sospiri for String Orchestra
Valsa lenta em Tons Terra
Eclogue for Orchestra(2002)
Reminiscences for Orchestra(2004)
Prelude for Orchestra(2007) video
Essay for Orchestra(2007)
Background
Costa was born in São PauloSão Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil, to an engineer and a psychologist, with family roots in Portugal and Italy; Costa is a dual Brazilian/Italian citizen, and was partly raised in Germany (1982–1984). His grandfather Waldemar Ciglioni was a popular radiophonic actor, and great-grandfather Armando Ciglioni, a neapolitan-song
Canzone Napoletana
Canzone Napoletana, sometimes referred to as Neapolitan song, is a generic term for a traditional form of music sung in the Neapolitan language, ordinarily for the male voice singing solo, although well-represented by female soloists as well, and expressed in familiar genres such as the lover's...
composer/impresario and violinist at São Paulo Opera House
Theatro Municipal (São Paulo)
Municipal Theatre of São Paulo is a theatre in São Paulo, Brazil. It is regarded as one of the landmarks of the city, significant both for its architectural value as well as for its historical importance, having been the venue for the Week of Modern Art in 1922, which revolutionised the arts in...
.
Costa started out musically self-taught at age 8 (piano and composition) deciding by age 14 to become a professional musician; a year of horn studies was then followed by oboe studies at age 16 and 8 years of professional activity as an orchestral oboist, chamber musician and soloist.
Costa won the 1995 Conducting Competition of the São Paulo Symphony and debuted subsequently as a conductor with that orchestra. After a year of oboe studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Budapest
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
The Franz Liszt Academy of Music is a concert hall and music conservatory in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875...
(1995–1996) video, Costa went on to pursue a career as a conductor.
Between 1996–1999 Costa studied at the Vienna Music Academy (opera and orchestral conducting, class Uros Lajovic
Uroš Lajovic
-Education:Uroš Lajovic graduated composition and conducting from the Music Academy of Ljubljana and received his master’s degree at the Music Academy in Vienna where he studied under the tuition of Hans Swarowsky. Lajovic also attended master classes at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, where he...
) with a special scolarship of the Brazilian Government; he was also coached by Kurt Masur
Kurt Masur
Kurt Masur is a German conductor, particularly noted for his interpretation of German Romantic music.- Biography :Masur was born in Brieg, Lower Silesia, Germany and studied piano, composition and conducting in Leipzig, Saxony. Masur has been married three times...
video (São Paulo 2001 and 2003), Leonard Slatkin
Leonard Slatkin
Leonard Edward Slatkin is an American conductor and composer.-Early life and education:Slatkin was born in Los Angeles to a musical family that came from areas of the Russian Empire now in Ukraine. His father Felix Slatkin was the violinist, conductor and founder of the Hollywood String Quartet,...
and Murry Sidlin (National Conducting Institute, Washington DC, 2001) and Gianluigi Gelmetti
Gianluigi Gelmetti
Gianluigi Gelmetti is an Italian conductor and composer.He studied conducting with Franco Ferrara, Sergiu Celibidache and Hans Swarowsky. He first conducted an orchestra in Siena at age 16....
(Accademia Chigiana, Siena Italy, 2005).
Conductor
Fabio Costa began his professional career (Ribeirão PretoRibeirão Preto
Ribeirão Preto is a municipality and city in the Northeastern region of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is nicknamed Brazilian California, because of a combination of an economy based on agrobusiness plus high technology, wealth and sunny weather all year long. With 605,114 inhabitants,...
, Brazil) with a schedule of about 25 symphonic concerts over the 1999/2000 season, and as Associate Conductor of the Spokane Symphony Orchestra
Spokane Symphony
The Spokane Symphony is a 70-piece orchestra based in Spokane, WA that performs more than 60 concerts per year for more than 150,000 listeners. It was originally incorporated in 1945 as the Spokane Philharmonic before being renamed the Spokane Symphony in 1962...
and Director of Orchestras at Eastern Washington University
Eastern Washington University
Eastern Washington University is an American public, coeducational university located in Cheney, Washington.Founded in 1882, the university is academically divided into four colleges: Arts and Letters; Business and Public Administration; Science, Health and Engineering; and Social & Behavioral...
- positions he held until 2003 – he conducted over 80 concerts, with a total audience estimated at about 70.000 people video.
Acting mainly as a guest conductor between 2004 and 2007, he appeared with the Orquestra Petrobrás Sinfonica, , São Paulo University Orchestra, Paraná State Orchestra video, São Paulo City Youth Orchestra (Orquestra Experimental de Repertório), São Paulo State Youth Orchestra, São Paulo Radio Orchestra (extinct) video Orquestra Amazonas Filarmônica, Mendoza Symphony Orchestra.
In 2008, Costa participated in establishing the Minas Gerais Philharmonic, a major Brazilian orchestra, as its Assistant Conductor. In that position, he conductedover 60 concert performances that took place throughout federal state of Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
video. This effort reached an audience of over 80.000 people, in over 30 locations state-wide, mostly with cost-free access to the public at large, including a relevant number of under-privileged communities in various state regions. As of 2010, Fabio Costa has conducted over 200 concert performances to an estimated audience of over 150.000 attendants.
As choach and opera conductor, Costa took part in productions of Le Nozze Di Figaro; Zauberflöte (coaching, Vienna Music Academy) “The Metamorphosis”, (coaching and conducting, Vienna Music Academy); Gianni Schicchi
Gianni Schicchi
Gianni Schicchi is a comic opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, composed in 1917–18. The libretto is based on an incident mentioned in Dante's Divine Comedy. The work is the third and final part of Puccini's Il trittico —three one-act operas with...
, La Gioconda
La Gioconda (opera)
La Gioconda is an opera in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli set to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Angelo, tyran de Padoue, a play in prose by Victor Hugo, dating from 1835...
, Othello
Otello
Otello is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's play Othello. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, and was first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on February 5, 1887....
, Werther
Werther
Werther is an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann based on the German epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe....
(coaching, Manaus Opera House), Fosca (Carlos Gomes
Antônio Carlos Gomes
Antônio Carlos Gomes was the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe.-Life:He was born in Campinas, Brazil, son of Maestro Manuel José Gomes and Fabiana Maria Jaguari Cardoso....
– coaching and conducting, Manaus Opera House), Macbeth
Macbeth (opera)
Macbeth is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and additions by Andrea Maffei, based on Shakespeare's play of the same name...
(coaching, conducting – Palacio das Artes, Belo Horizonte) video.
Composer
Among his compositional works, the choral work of humanistic and socio-environmental content “Psalm for the Earth” has been awarded the 2008 Composition Prize of the Brazilian Music Academy (II Prêmio Cláudio Santoro de Composição Musical, 2008). His latest work, including “Psalm for the Earth” explores the use of a non-equal temperamentMusical temperament
In musical tuning, a temperament is a system of tuning which slightly compromises the pure intervals of just intonation in order to meet other requirements of the system. Most instruments in modern Western music are tuned in the equal temperament system...
derived from the harmonic series
Harmonic series (music)
Pitched musical instruments are often based on an approximate harmonic oscillator such as a string or a column of air, which oscillates at numerous frequencies simultaneously. At these resonant frequencies, waves travel in both directions along the string or air column, reinforcing and canceling...
that reflects whole-number
Whole number
Whole number is a term with inconsistent definitions by different authors. All distinguish whole numbers from fractions and numbers with fractional parts.Whole numbers may refer to:*natural numbers in sense — the positive integers...
, “pure” or “natural” frequency relationships video/audio video/audio.
Piano
12 Bagatelles for Piano – (1996)video/scorePrelude for Piano– (2002) video/score
3 Short Polyphonic Pieces for Piano– (1999–2000) video/score
Eclogue for Piano- (2002)
Etude for Piano– (2003) video/score
Fuga a 4 for Piano–(2002)
Sospiri– (2003)
Papillon: Brief Life and Death of a Butterfly(2002) video/score
Valsa Lenta em Tons Terra– (2004)
Second Prelude for Piano– (2006) video/score
Organ
Prelude-Meditation for Organ(2006) video/scoreChamber
Prelude and Fugue for Piano, Horn and Violoncello (1987)2 Lieder for Piano, Oboe and Bariton (1988)
3 Phantasiestücke for Clarinet or Viola and Piano – 1992
Nonett – 1994
3 Late Romantic Songs after Rilke and Trakl– 1996
String Orchestra
Fantasia Polifonica Sopra “O Cravo Brigou com a Rosa”Sospiri for String Orchestra
Valsa lenta em Tons Terra
Orchestra
Der Tod des Dichters (Symphonic Poem nach Rilke) – 1991Eclogue for Orchestra(2002)
Reminiscences for Orchestra(2004)
Prelude for Orchestra(2007) video
Essay for Orchestra(2007)