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| BIOGRAPHY |
Milan Turkovic originates from an Austro-Croatian family. He grew up in Vienna, Austria
and today is one of the few internationally known bassoon soloists. It is within the last
15 years that Turkovic has been increasingly active internationally as a conductor. He
is a member of the Ensemble Wien-Berlin (a woodwind quintet he formed together with
principal players of the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic), the Concentus Musicus of
Vienna, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York.
From 1984 until 1992, he was professor of bassoon at the Universitaet Mozarteum in
Salzburg. Then, in 1992, he moved to the Hochschule in Vienna where he resided until
2003. Mr. Turkovic left the university in order to concentrate more on his conducting
endeavors.
Turkovic has performed as a soloist in most of the musical centers of the world with
numerous renowned orchestras (e.g. Vienna Symphony, Stockholm Philharmonic,
Bamberg Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Stuttgart
Chamber Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, English
Concert, I Solisti Italiani, Camerata Academica, Salzburg, NHK Symphony, Tokyo
Symphony Orchestra) as well as with conductors such as Eschenbach, Giulini,
Harnoncourt, Loughran, Marriner, Hogwood, Pinnock, Sawallisch, Stein, Vegh, Zinman,
among others. In 1998 he toured the U.S. with Wynton Marsalis premiering "The
Fiddler's Tale". The summer of 2000 brought forth the premiere of Mr. Marsalis' quintet
for bassoon and string quartet, entitled "Meeelaan!". Dedicated to him for his 60th
birthday, Turkovic holds exclusive performance rights for the piece.
Turkovic appears regularly at important festivals all over the world such as Salzburg,
Vienna, Lucerne, Lockenhaus, Naantali, Prades, New York, Osaka, Kusatsu (Japan),
and others.
His discography currently consists of 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, of which the third was played on a period instrument with
Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting. His most recent releases include the concerti of
C.M.v.Weber with Marriner, five bassoon concerti by Vivaldi (I Solisti Italiani) and
concerti by Joh. Chr. Bach and Kozeluh.
As a conductor, Milan Turkovic appears regularly with chamber orchestras and large
wind ensembles. He has conducted in Vienna, Salzburg, Venice, Milano, Rome,
Florence, New York, Osaka, and many other places. He also hosted his own music
show on Austrian television for two years. In the fall of 1998 Turkovic's book, "Was
Musiker Tagsueber tun: senza sordino", was published by Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna
(in German).
In March of 2003 Turkovic, along with co-author Monika Mertl presented his new book
in Vienna. "Die seltsamsten Wiener der Welt - Nikolaus Harnoncourt und sein
Concentus Musicus" was written for the 50th anniversary of the famous Concentus
Musicus and is published by Residenz Verlag. In spring of 2005 Residenz Verlag
published another of Turkovic's books dealing with the international music life, this time
entitled “Hast du Töne! Ein musikalisches Tagebuch” (also in German).
Turkovic has a son from his first marriage who currently resides in Austin Texas. Since
1993 he has been married to Ingrid Wendl, a former Olympic figure skating star,
Austrian TV host, and recent member of Austrian Parliament.
and today is one of the few internationally known bassoon soloists. It is within the last
15 years that Turkovic has been increasingly active internationally as a conductor. He
is a member of the Ensemble Wien-Berlin (a woodwind quintet he formed together with
principal players of the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic), the Concentus Musicus of
Vienna, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York.
From 1984 until 1992, he was professor of bassoon at the Universitaet Mozarteum in
Salzburg. Then, in 1992, he moved to the Hochschule in Vienna where he resided until
2003. Mr. Turkovic left the university in order to concentrate more on his conducting
endeavors.
Turkovic has performed as a soloist in most of the musical centers of the world with
numerous renowned orchestras (e.g. Vienna Symphony, Stockholm Philharmonic,
Bamberg Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Stuttgart
Chamber Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, English
Concert, I Solisti Italiani, Camerata Academica, Salzburg, NHK Symphony, Tokyo
Symphony Orchestra) as well as with conductors such as Eschenbach, Giulini,
Harnoncourt, Loughran, Marriner, Hogwood, Pinnock, Sawallisch, Stein, Vegh, Zinman,
among others. In 1998 he toured the U.S. with Wynton Marsalis premiering "The
Fiddler's Tale". The summer of 2000 brought forth the premiere of Mr. Marsalis' quintet
for bassoon and string quartet, entitled "Meeelaan!". Dedicated to him for his 60th
birthday, Turkovic holds exclusive performance rights for the piece.
Turkovic appears regularly at important festivals all over the world such as Salzburg,
Vienna, Lucerne, Lockenhaus, Naantali, Prades, New York, Osaka, Kusatsu (Japan),
and others.
His discography currently consists of 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, of which the third was played on a period instrument with
Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting. His most recent releases include the concerti of
C.M.v.Weber with Marriner, five bassoon concerti by Vivaldi (I Solisti Italiani) and
concerti by Joh. Chr. Bach and Kozeluh.
As a conductor, Milan Turkovic appears regularly with chamber orchestras and large
wind ensembles. He has conducted in Vienna, Salzburg, Venice, Milano, Rome,
Florence, New York, Osaka, and many other places. He also hosted his own music
show on Austrian television for two years. In the fall of 1998 Turkovic's book, "Was
Musiker Tagsueber tun: senza sordino", was published by Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna
(in German).
In March of 2003 Turkovic, along with co-author Monika Mertl presented his new book
in Vienna. "Die seltsamsten Wiener der Welt - Nikolaus Harnoncourt und sein
Concentus Musicus" was written for the 50th anniversary of the famous Concentus
Musicus and is published by Residenz Verlag. In spring of 2005 Residenz Verlag
published another of Turkovic's books dealing with the international music life, this time
entitled “Hast du Töne! Ein musikalisches Tagebuch” (also in German).
Turkovic has a son from his first marriage who currently resides in Austin Texas. Since
1993 he has been married to Ingrid Wendl, a former Olympic figure skating star,
Austrian TV host, and recent member of Austrian Parliament.
| Click HERE to visit Turkovic's bio at the Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center, where he is currently an artist member! |