臺北市立交響樂團

霍華德‧葛瑞菲斯出生於英格蘭，於倫敦皇家音樂學院求學。1981年起移居瑞士。霍華德‧葛瑞擔任蘇黎世室內樂團藝術總監超過10年，並長以客席指揮的身份與世界著名樂團合作。包括倫敦皇家愛樂、法國國家交響樂團、莫斯科廣播柴可夫斯基交響樂團、以色列愛樂、啟蒙時代管弦樂團、華沙愛樂交響樂團、瑞士巴賽爾交響樂團、倫敦莫札特演奏家樂團、西班牙國立管弦樂團，以及許多德國境內的廣播樂團，如漢堡北德廣播交響樂團、斯圖加特廣播交響樂團、科隆西德廣播交響樂團、波蘭室內樂團，以及英國室內樂團和皇家北方交響樂團。 1996年至2006年，葛瑞菲斯擔任蘇黎世室內樂團藝術總監及首席指揮，成功地延續該樂團在各方面追求卓越的傳統。同時帶領該樂團巡迴於歐洲、美國及中國，在瑞士國內外皆獲得觀眾及樂評的熱烈迴響。 自2007/2008年樂季起，葛瑞菲斯成為法蘭克福市立交響樂團的藝術總監。就任的第一場音樂會即獲得樂評讚賞，葛瑞菲斯立即確立了法蘭克福市立交響樂團接下來的方向，德國梅可須線上報紙讚其「一個輕盈、自如且透亮的音樂之旅。（中略）有別於強烈情感及豐沛的直率表現，通常隱匿淹沒在平滑音海中的細微音色變化及主題的發展突然變得明顯而容易聽見。那使得我們更好奇想聽到更多葛瑞菲斯詮釋版本的演出。」2013-2018年，他將繼續擔任這份職務。 葛瑞菲斯也致力定期演出現代音樂作品。包括在作曲家漢斯‧維爾納‧亨策本人出席其作品安魂曲的瑞士首演音樂會指揮蘇黎世新樂團演出，葛瑞菲斯亦長期與作曲家如索菲婭‧阿斯戈托芙娜‧古拜杜麗娜、喬治‧克倫姆、阿福‧佩爾特及烏利契歐‧卡蓋爾密切合作。 葛瑞菲斯對新穎前衛的演出計畫總是抱持著開放的態度。例如他指揮巴塞爾交響樂團合作演出馬勒第八號交響曲千人交響曲，演出者超過一千人。葛瑞菲斯與蘇黎世室內樂團也成功演繹跨界音樂會，包括阿根廷單簧管家吉奧拉‧費德曼、吉普賽小提琴家羅比‧拉卡托許、土耳其演員布汗‧歐薩爾及爵士鋼琴家阿布杜拉‧伊布拉因。葛瑞菲斯與蘇黎世室內樂團演出卓別林電影中的電影配樂，並同步搭配大螢幕播放電影，大獲成功。 錄製超過100張唱片，無數個唱片公司包括華納、環球、德國CPO唱片公司、索尼與德國Koch唱片公司共同見證了葛瑞菲斯寬廣的藝術領域。這些錄音包括瑞士及土耳其的現代作曲家以及後來再發現的十八、十九世紀音樂的首演錄音。葛瑞菲斯所灌錄貝多芬學生費迪南德‧里斯的八首交響曲全集錄音獲得世界各地樂評好評。英國音樂雜誌《Classic CD》讀者票選葛瑞菲斯所灌錄之英國作曲家芬濟的錄音為該類別中的「年度古典唱片」。 葛瑞菲斯與無數知名藝術家合作。包括莫里斯‧安德烈、凱瑟琳‧芭特爾、約夏‧貝爾、魯道夫‧布赫賓德、奧古斯汀‧杜梅、詹姆士‧高威、布魯諾‧李奧納多‧蓋爾伯、依芙琳‧葛蘭妮、艾迪塔•葛貝洛、米夏‧麥斯基、奧利‧穆斯托寧、拉貝克姊妹、普雷特涅夫、朱利安‧拉赫林、列賓、瑪麗亞‧若昂‧皮耶絲、法佐‧賽伊、吉爾‧夏漢、齊赫梅爾。除了與知名音樂家及樂團的合作外，葛瑞菲斯也致力培養潛力新生代音樂家，2000年起在奧芬劇院基金會所設置的青年獨唱家基金擔任藝術總監。 葛瑞菲斯獲英國伊莉莎白女王所頒發之大英帝國勳章，表揚他對瑞士音樂文化生活的貢獻。 Howard Griffiths was born in England and studied at the Royal College of Music in London. He has lived in Switzerland since 1981. Howard Griffiths was the Artistic Director of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra for ten years and has appeared as a guest conductor with many leading orchestras all over the world. These include the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London, the Orchestre National de France, Radio Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Warsaw Philharmonic, the Basle Symphony Orchestra, the London Mozart Players, the Orquesta Nacional de España, various radio orchestras in Germany (NDR, SWR and WDR), the Polish Chamber Orchestra, as well as the English Chamber Orchestra and the Northern Sinfonia. Howard Griffiths was Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra from 1996 to 2006, and successfully continued its long tradition of excellence in every respect. His work with the orchestra also involved extended tours of Europe, the United States and China, which were enthusiastically received by audiences and critics alike, both in Switzerland and abroad. Since the season 2007/08 he is Artistic Director of the Brandenburg Staatsorchester. His first concert of the season met with critical acclaim, and Howard Griffiths immediately made it clear which journey he would be embarking on with the Staatsorchester: a journey to lightness, ease and transparency. […] Quite apart from all the emotional intensity and expressive simplicity, nuances and thematic developments that would otherwise have been submerged in the smooth sea of notes suddenly became audible. That makes us curious to hear more of Griffiths’ revelatory performances of the repertoire. (MOZ). He renewed the contract in 2013 until 2018. Howard Griffiths is also committed to regular performances of contemporary music. Examples include his direction of the Collegium Novum Zurich at the Swiss première performance of Hans Werner Henze’s Requiem in the presence of the composer and his close collaboration with composers such as Sofia Gubaidulina, George Crumb, Arvo Pärt and Mauricio Kagel. Howard Griffiths is always receptive to new, unconventional projects. Together with the Basle Symphony Orchestra, for example, he conducted Gustav Mahler’s Eighth Symphony – the “Symphony of the Thousand” – with more than one thousand performers. With the Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO), Howard Griffiths realised successful crossover projects, such as with Giora Feidman, Roby Lakatos, Burhan Ocal or Abdullah Ibrahim. Howard Griffiths also enjoyed great success with the ZKO conducting the original music for films by Charles Chaplin, which accompanied the films projected onto the big screen. About 100 CD recordings with various labels (including Warner, Universal, cpo, Sony and Koch) bear witness to Howard Griffiths’ broad artistic range. These recordings include works by contemporary Swiss and Turkish composers as well as première recordings of rediscovered music dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. Howard Griffiths’ recordings of all the eight symphonies by Beethoven’s pupil Ferdinand Ries met with worldwide critical acclaim. Readers of the British magazine Classic CD voted ’ recording of works by Gerald Finzi “Classical CD of the Year” in this category. Howard Griffiths performs with numerous renowned artists, including Maurice André, Kathleen Battle, Joshua Bell, Rudolf Buchbinder, Augustin Dumay, Sir James Galway, Bruno Leonardo Gelber, Evelyn Glennie, Edita Gruberova, Mischa Maisky, Olli Mustonen, Güher and Süher Pekinel, Mikhail Pletnev, Julian Rachlin, Vadim Repin, Maria João Pires, Fazil Say, Gil Shaham and Thomas Zehetmair. Apart from his collaboration with renowned soloists and orchestras, Howard Griffiths is also extremely committed to supporting and promoting young musicians. This is reflected in his work for the Orpheum Foundation for the Advancement of Young Soloists, of which he has been Artistic Director since 2000. In the annual New Year’s Honours List, which is announced on New Year’s Day by Queen Elizabeth II, Howard Griffiths was appointed a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in recognition of his services to musical life in Switzerland.