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| BIOGRAPHY |
Milan Turkovic originates from an Austro-Croatian family, grew up in Vienna and
became internationally-known as one of the few bassoon soloists. Over the past two
decades, he has also emerged as a successful conductor, making appearances all
over the world. He is still a member of Concentus Musicus of Vienna and was a member
of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York until 2012. A founding member
of the “Ensemble Wien-Berlin”, he ended his term with the world renowned quintet in
2009.
Turkovic has conducted in Vienna, Salzburg, Graz, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome,
London, Prague, Krakow, New York, Osaka and Brisbane with orchestras such as the
Vienna Symphony, the Vienna Radio Symphony, Camerata Salzburg, the Orchestra di
Padova, The Rome Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra Sinfonica G. Verdi of Milan,
the Krakow Philharmonic, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, the National
Orchestra of Taiwan, The Croatian Chamber Orchestra and the Prague Philharmonia.
The August 2009 issue of the important Japanese music magazine “ongaku no tomo”
lists him as one of the twenty most interesting conductors for the Tokyo music scene. A
recipient of the Edison Award, he also received the German “Echo Klassik” Award in
2010. In 2011 he was the principal conductor at the Japanese Festival of Kusatsu. His
upcoming appearances in 2012/2013 will include Rudolfinum in Prague, The Vienna
Musikverein, the Haydn Festival in Eisenstadt, the Mozart Festival in Salzburg and
conducting the finals at the ARD competition in Munich.
Milan Turkovic has performed as a soloist in almost all the musical centers of the world
with numerous renowned orchestras (Vienna Symphony, Stockholm Philharmonic,
Bamberg Symphony, The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, I Solisti
Italiani, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Camerata Academica, Chicago Symphony
Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra (New
York), The English Concert, NHK Symphony Orchestra (Tokyo) and the F. Liszt
Chamber Orchestra (Budapest). He has worked with such conductors as Eschenbach,
Giulini, Harnoncourt, Marriner, Pinnock, Sawallisch, Stein, Vegh and others.
Milan Turkovic appears regularly at important festivals all over the world, such as
Salzburg, Vienna, Lucerne, Lockenhaus, Prades, Prague, New York Santa Fe,
Portland, Osaka, Sapporo, Kusatsu in Japan. After a tour with trumpeter Wynton
Marsalis in 1998, Mr. Marsalis dedicated the quintet “Meeelaan” for bassoon and string
quartet to Milan Turkovic, who was featured in numerous first performances of the
piece all over the world.
His discography currently consists of 9 CDs as a conductor, 15 CDs with solo
repertoire, 26 CDs with chamber music and over 200 CDs with Concentus Musicus. He
has recorded the Mozart bassoon concerto four times; his third recording was played
on a period instrument, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting. Other releases include
the concerti by C.M.v. Weber (with Marriner), the quintet for bassoon and strings
“Meeelaan” by Wynton Marsalis and a double CD “Bassoon Extravaganza”. On one of
his most recent CDs he conducted three symphonies by J. Haydn. In print, Mr. Turkovic
is the author of four books (in German) A book about the Concentus Musicus Vienna
on the occasion of its 50th anniversary also appeared in a Japanese translation. He
regulary acts as a jury member and jury chairman at international competitions and is
the artistic adviser of the “Middle European Music Academy”
became internationally-known as one of the few bassoon soloists. Over the past two
decades, he has also emerged as a successful conductor, making appearances all
over the world. He is still a member of Concentus Musicus of Vienna and was a member
of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York until 2012. A founding member
of the “Ensemble Wien-Berlin”, he ended his term with the world renowned quintet in
2009.
Turkovic has conducted in Vienna, Salzburg, Graz, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome,
London, Prague, Krakow, New York, Osaka and Brisbane with orchestras such as the
Vienna Symphony, the Vienna Radio Symphony, Camerata Salzburg, the Orchestra di
Padova, The Rome Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra Sinfonica G. Verdi of Milan,
the Krakow Philharmonic, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, the National
Orchestra of Taiwan, The Croatian Chamber Orchestra and the Prague Philharmonia.
The August 2009 issue of the important Japanese music magazine “ongaku no tomo”
lists him as one of the twenty most interesting conductors for the Tokyo music scene. A
recipient of the Edison Award, he also received the German “Echo Klassik” Award in
2010. In 2011 he was the principal conductor at the Japanese Festival of Kusatsu. His
upcoming appearances in 2012/2013 will include Rudolfinum in Prague, The Vienna
Musikverein, the Haydn Festival in Eisenstadt, the Mozart Festival in Salzburg and
conducting the finals at the ARD competition in Munich.
Milan Turkovic has performed as a soloist in almost all the musical centers of the world
with numerous renowned orchestras (Vienna Symphony, Stockholm Philharmonic,
Bamberg Symphony, The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, I Solisti
Italiani, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Camerata Academica, Chicago Symphony
Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra (New
York), The English Concert, NHK Symphony Orchestra (Tokyo) and the F. Liszt
Chamber Orchestra (Budapest). He has worked with such conductors as Eschenbach,
Giulini, Harnoncourt, Marriner, Pinnock, Sawallisch, Stein, Vegh and others.
Milan Turkovic appears regularly at important festivals all over the world, such as
Salzburg, Vienna, Lucerne, Lockenhaus, Prades, Prague, New York Santa Fe,
Portland, Osaka, Sapporo, Kusatsu in Japan. After a tour with trumpeter Wynton
Marsalis in 1998, Mr. Marsalis dedicated the quintet “Meeelaan” for bassoon and string
quartet to Milan Turkovic, who was featured in numerous first performances of the
piece all over the world.
His discography currently consists of 9 CDs as a conductor, 15 CDs with solo
repertoire, 26 CDs with chamber music and over 200 CDs with Concentus Musicus. He
has recorded the Mozart bassoon concerto four times; his third recording was played
on a period instrument, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting. Other releases include
the concerti by C.M.v. Weber (with Marriner), the quintet for bassoon and strings
“Meeelaan” by Wynton Marsalis and a double CD “Bassoon Extravaganza”. On one of
his most recent CDs he conducted three symphonies by J. Haydn. In print, Mr. Turkovic
is the author of four books (in German) A book about the Concentus Musicus Vienna
on the occasion of its 50th anniversary also appeared in a Japanese translation. He
regulary acts as a jury member and jury chairman at international competitions and is
the artistic adviser of the “Middle European Music Academy”
