Riccardo Chailly

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Full Name	Riccardo Chailly
Occupation	Conductor
Date Of Birth	Feb 20, 1953(1953-02-20)
Age	71
Birthplace	Milan
Country	Italy
Birth City	Lombardy
Horoscope	Aquarius

Riccardo Chailly Biography

Riccardo Chailly is one of the most popular and richest Conductor who was born on February 20, 1953 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI, Riccardo Chailly (Italian pronunciation of [rik’kardoSSa’ji], French: [Saji]; born 20 February 1953), is an Italian conductor. His career began as an opera conductor, but he gradually expanded his repertoire to include symphonic music.

Chailly is a Decca exclusive recording artist. His recordings include complete cycles of the Symphonies of Johannes Brahms and Gustav Mahler. The 2014 Gramophone Award for Recordings of the Year went to Chailly’s Brahms cycle with Gewandhausorchester. Notable achievements include the recordings of Edgard Varese, Paul Hindemith and Igor Stravinsky. Chailly, who is part of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, has recently led recordings of Felix Mendelssohn and Johann Sebastian Bach, Brahms, Robert Schumann symphonies in re-orchestrations of Mahler and a complete cycle Beethoven’s Symphonies. He has previously recorded with American orchestras Shostakovich: The Dance Album, with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du printemps for the Cleveland Orchestra.

Chailly was the conductor of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig’s first performance in 1986. This was after Herbert von Karajan had introduced Chailly. In 2001, Chailly was invited to conduct the Leipzig orchestra’s next concert. After an additional appearance, he became the 19th Kapellmeister. He was officially appointed chief conductor of Gewandhausorchester Leipzig in August 2005 and general music director (GMD), of Oper Leipzig. His original Leipzig contract was to continue through 2010. His contract with the Gewandhausorchester was extended to 2015 in May 2008. He resigned concurrently as GMD of Oper Leipzig after conflict over the non-consultation hiring of staff. Chailly and the Gewandhausorchester agreed to extend Chailly’s contract for another year through 2020 in June 2013. However, in September 2015, the Gewandhausorchester announced the newly scheduled conclusion of Chailly’s tenure as Gewandhauskapellmeister in June 2016, four years ahead of the previously agreed upon contract extension, at Chailly’s request. He has also been involved in Leipzig projects, including a May 2011 international Mahler festival featuring 10 orchestras.

Riccardo Chailly Net Worth

Riccardo Chailly is one of the richest Conductor from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Riccardo Chailly 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Chailly, at the age of 20, was appointed assistant conductor to Claudio Abbado on La Scala. He made his conducting debut there in 1978. Chailly served as chief conductor for the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1982 to 1988 and principal guest conductor for the London Philharmonic Orchestra from 1983 to 1986. He was the chief conductor of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna from 1986 to 1993.

Chailly made his debut in 1985 with the Concertgebouw Orchestra (Amsterdam). Chailly served as chief conductor at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, where he performed the standard symphonic tradition of Anton Bruckner, Gustav Mahler and other composers. The orchestra was a success, but Chailly also expanded the repertoire to include 20th-century and contemporary music. Chailly was the chief conductor of the 1995 Mahler Festival, which celebrated the 100th anniversary Mahler’s concert at Concertgebouw. Chailly was also a conductor of opera in Amsterdam. He performed at both the RCO’s Christmas Matinee concert and at De Nederlandse Opera, where he directed Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi. According to one report, Chailly made the decision to leave the RCO in 2002 after the orchestra offered him a two-year extension.

Chailly became the first music director of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi (La Verdi) in 1999, and held the post until 2005. He now has the title of Conductor Laureate with La Verdi. In December 2013, La Scala announced the appointment of Chailly as its next music director, from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2022. Chailly is scheduled to take the title of principal conductor of La Scala as of 1 January 2015, and to hold that title until 31 December 2016. In August 2015, the Lucerne Festival Orchestra announced the appointment of Chailly as its next music director, effective with the 2016 Lucerne Festival, with an initial contract of 5 years. On 31 January 2019 the Lucerne Festival Orchestra announced that the music director Chailly’s tenure has extended to 2023.

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Riccardo Ranked on the list of most popular Conductor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Riccardo Chailly celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.

Top Facts about Riccardo Chailly

1. Riccardo Chailly is an Italian conductor born in 1953.
2. He has conducted over 150 orchestras worldwide.
3. Chailly was the youngest-ever chief conductor of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra.
4. He has won multiple Grammy Awards for his recordings.
5. Chailly served as music director of La Scala from 2015-2021.
6. He is known for his interpretations of Mahler and Verdi.
7. In 1988, he became the first non-Russian to conduct the Bolshoi Theatre orchestra in Moscow.
8. Chailly has been awarded numerous honors, including Italy’s highest civilian honor, the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
9. He has recorded extensively with Decca Records since 1980s.
10. Chailly is married to Gabriella Terragni, a former ballerina and choreographer.