Biografia

CV Agosto 2025.
Attualmente, Emmanel Siffert é direttore principale de la Orchestra de Camara Nazionale de Chile (Formazione Beethoven 7). E stato direttore principale de la Orchestre Sinfonica de San Juan (Argentina), de la Orchestra Sinfonica de Aguascalientes (Mexico) ,Orchestra Sinfonica della Valle d’Aosta, Orchestra de Camera Svizzera, European Chamber Opera a Londra , ha collaborato regolarmente con il Teatro Colon a Buenos Aires, dirigendo Balletti. Ha tenuto la cattedra di direzione d’orchestra presso l’Università Nazionale di San Juan, ha insegnato repertorio operistico per cantanti presso l’Istituto Superiore di Atre del Teatro Colon di Buenos Aires.

Nato a Friburgo nel 1967, compie gli studi come violinista a Friburgo, Basilea  e a Salisburgo, dove si perfeziona con Sandor Végh. Nel 1984 vince il primo premio al Concorso Internazionale di musica di Stresa. Nel 1986 diventa primo violino dell’Orchestra Sinfonica Giovanile Europea. Dal 1990 al 1993 è membro della “Camerata Accademica des Mozarteums” di Salisburgo. Compie gli studi di direzione d’orchestra in Svizzera con Ewald Körner, Horst Stein e Ralf Weikert, a Helsinkij con Jorma Panula e a Milano con Carlo Maria Giulini. Nel 1993 e nel 1995 ottiene il primo premio di direzione d’orchestra dalla “Association des Musiciens Suisses”. È stato assistente di John Neschling al Teatro dell’Opera di San Gallo, di Armin Jordan al Grand Théatre di Ginevra e di Rafael Frubek de Burgos al Teatro Lirico di Cagliari. È stato anche assistente per "La vedova allegra" a l’Opera de Lyon.

Emmanuel Siffert  è stato il direttore principale della Ecuador National Symphony Orchestra a Quito, in Ecuador ,de la European Chamber Opera, Londra e dell'Orchestra Sinfonica della Valle d’ Aosta, Italia.  E stato  Direttore Musicale de la Scuola de Opera "Wales International Academy of Voice" (Saturday Academy) e  lavora come direttore per orchestra, opera e balletto, e dà corsi di direzione d’orchestra e corsi per cantanti d'opera.

Ha diretto per due stagioni il National Ballet Inglese, e al  l'Opera di Norimberga, il Teatro dell'Opera della Moldavia a Chisinau.

Altre orchestre che Emmanuel ha diretto includono la Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Mozart Players, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Rundfunksinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa, Slowenische Philharmonie, Volgograd Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Mozartorchester, Berner Symphonieorchester ,Basler Kammerorchester, Sudecka Philharmonie, Dohnanyi Erno Symphony Orchestra of Budapest, Orchestra of European Chamber Opera, Nürnberger Philharmoniker, European Union Chamber Orchestra, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra e la Cairo Symphony Orchestra.

Emmanuel Siffert ha fatto CD con la National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa (2000), l'Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana (2005), Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra (2005), Orchestra Filarmonica di Volgograd (2005, 2006, 2007), la Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2006, 2009, 2017), Orchestra de Camera della Svizzera (2001/2003/2009), "Sinfonica" d'Aosta (2002/2003, 2004, 2006), Orchestra "La Consorterie" (1997), Orchestre de Chambre de Fribourg (1994).

Un numero di progetti speciali Emmanuel Siffert è coinvolto in includono rare sinfonie italiano del 18 ° secolo (preparazione delle parte orchestrale), e la registrazione delle opere orchestrali e operistici di compositori svizzeri in collaborazione con VDE-Gallo. E anche el autore del metodo online della Direzione d'Orchestra  www.approachtoconducting.com

Birth: November 1, 1967
Address: PO Box 1356  CH - 1001 Lausanne, Switzerland
Whatsapp: +41 76 377 17 90
Teams: esiffert
Email: emmanuelsiffert@gmail.com
Website: www.emmanuelsiffert.com
Online conducting book: www.approachtoconducting.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/approachtoconducting
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Instagram: @emmanuel_siffert_conductor

Nationality: Swiss (Native), Italian, Argentina

Current Position
2022: Principal Conductor and Artistic Director, National Chamber Orchestra of Chile (Mendelssohn 4 formation)
2024: Principal Guest Conductor National Symphony Orchestra of Argentina
2025: Director of Master of Conducting Universidad Nacional de las Artes“https://una.edu.ar/

Past Positions
2021-2022: Principal Conductor and Artistic Director, Orquesta Sinfónica de Aguascalientes, Mexico
2014-2021: Principal Conductor and Artistic Director, Orquesta Sinfónica de San Juan, Argentina
2013-2018: Resident Conductor, Free Opera Company, Zurich, Switzerland
2013-2017: Guest Conductor for Ballet, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires
2012-2015: Principal Guest Conductor, Wales Concert Orchestra - UK
2011-2015: Music Director, Wales International Academy of Voice, Saturday Academy
2007-2009: Principal Conductor, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional del Ecuador, Quito
2000-2010: Principal Conductor, Swiss Chamber Orchestra
2000-2009: Principal Conductor, Orchestra Sinfonica Aosta, Italy
1998-2007: Principal Conductor, European Chamber Opera, London

Teaching-activity
2023-2025: Masterclasses  for Conducting in Buenos Aires, Quito , Santiago
2017-2022: Teacher for Opera-Repertoire-Instituto Superior de Arte Teatro Colón
2016-2025: Buenos Aires – Universidad Cattolica (UCA) Ballet-Conducting
2017-2019: Royal College of Music (RCM) – London - Conducting
2018: China Conservatory of Music – Beijing - Conducting
2010-2021: Masterclasses for Conducting (Quito, Porthcawl, Volgograd)
2008-2014: Coach for Opera in different International Summer-Academies

Education
2000-2001: Conducting with Carlo Maria Giulini (Milan - Study Certificate)
1993-1994: Conducting with Jorma Panula (Helsinki – Study Certificate)
1989-1993: Conducting with E.Körner, H.Stein, R.Weikert (UN Bern-St.Certificate)
1989-1990: Violin with Sandor Végh in Salzburg
1983-1989: Violin, Universities of Fribourg and Basel (Bachelor + PhD)
1986-1989: Chamber music, University of Basel (PhD Degree)

Honors and Awards
2025: Asociación de Críticos Musicales de Argentina - Best foreign Conductor in the 2024 season in Buenos Aires
2024: “Circulo de Críticos de Arte de Chile“ to the Chile Chamber Orchestra
1993/1995: Conducting Prize: “Schweizerischer Tonkünstlerverein”

Violin career
1990-1994: Violinist “Camerata Academica, Salzburg”

Assistant conductor
2006: Opéra de Lyon – Gérard Korsten
2001-2002: Teatro Lirico di Cagliari – Rafael Frübeck de Burgos/ Gérard Korsten
1998: Grand Théâtre de Genève – Armin Jordan
1995: Opera Festival Avenches
1995-1997: St.-Gallen Opera – John Neschling

Languages
Native: German, French
Fluent: Italian, English, Spanish

Guest, Opera Houses
2013-2018: Free Opera Company, Zürich
2015-2016: ISA – Instituto Superior de Arte – Teatro Colón – Buenos Aires
2012-2014: Opera Volgograd, Russia
2013: Opera-Festival La Perla, Zürich
2010-2013: Teatro Municipal – Lima, Peru
2005-2006: Teatro Nichelino – Torino, Italy
2008: Teatro Sucre – Quito, Ecuador
2002-2006: Moldavian National Opera, Chisinau
2002-2003: Städtische Bühnen, Nürnberg

Ballet
2025: Ballet Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires
2023: National Ballet of Uruguay
2022: National Ballet of Norway
2022-2023: Ballet-Academy Aguascalientes - Mexico
2020: National Ballet of Ecuador
2018: National Ballet of Vietnam – Ho-Chi-Min
2013-2017: Ballet Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires
2017-2019: Ballet San Juan, Argentina
2012-2013: Ballet Volgograd, Russia
2011-2012: Royal Ballet Covent Garden, London
2002-2003: English National Ballet, London
1997-1998: Ballet Theater St.-Gallen

CD’s
2024: China National Symphony Orchestra (Wergo – Schott)
2022: Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra, Mexico
2018 - 2021: San Juan Symphony Orchestra – Argentina (3 CD’s)
2006 - 2020: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – London (4 CD’s - Naxos)
2016: Orchestre de l’Haute Ecole de Musique – Lausanne
2012: Orquesta de la Provincia de Rosario
2001, 2003, 2009: Swiss Chamber Orchestra
2005, 2006, 2007: Volgograd Philharmonic Orchestra
2002-2006: Orchestra Sinfonica, Aosta, Italy (4 CD’s)
2005: Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
2005: Sofia Symphony Orchestra
2000: National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa
1997: Orchestra La Consorterie – Aosta - Italia
1997: Swiss Youth Chamber Orchestra
1994: Orchestre de Chambre de Fribourg

Online book about Conducting
www.approachtoconducting.com

Special projects
Orchestral works by Swiss Composers (recording and musical-edition project, in collaboration with the VDE-GALLO label and the Music Department of the University in Lausanne)

Conducted Orchestras (professional contracts)
Philharmonia Orchestra, London
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London
Orchestra of the English National Ballet
London Mozart Players
Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Norsk Opera Orchestra - Oslo
National Symphony Orchestra of South-Africa
Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Armenien Philharmonic Orchestra
Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria
Slowenische Philharmonie
Volgograd Philharmonic Orchestra
Wiener Mozartorchester
Symphonieorchester St.-Gallen

Lutoslawski-Philharmonie Wroclaw
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano
Berner Symphonieorchester
Ensemble 2e2m, Paris
Plzen Opera-Orchestra

Chamber Orchestra Durres, Albania
Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra “George Enescu”
Nordböhmische Philharmonie Teplice
Basler Kammerorchester
Swiss Chamber Orchestra

Sudecka Philharmonie Walbrzych
Rubinstein Philharmony, Lodz
Orchestra Sinfonica Aosta
Dohnanyi Erno Symphony Orchestra Budapest
Orchestra  of European Chamber Opera

Nürnberger Philharmoniker
Aargauaer Symphonie Orchester (ASO)
Orchestre des Rencontres Musicales (ORM)
Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
European Union Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra of the National Opera of Chisinau
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz
Sofia Symphony Orchestra
Cairo Symphony Orchestra

Moldavian Radio-and Television-Orchestra
KwaZuluNatal Philharmonic Orchestra, Durban, South Africa
Ecuador National Symphonic Orchestra
Loja Symphony Orchestra, Ecuador
Orquesta Sinfónica Uncuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

Orquesta Sinfónica Aguascalientes, México
Rundfunksinfonieorchester Saarbrücken
Cuenca Symphony Orchestra, Ecuador
Orquesta Ciudad de Lima, Perú
Orquesta Sinfonica de Michoacan, México

Welsh Concert Orchestra
Orchestre de Chambre Fribourgeois
Yaquina Chamber Orchestra, Oregon
Montevideo Philharmonic, Uruguay
Asti Filarmonica, Italy

Perú National Symphony Orchestra
Orquesta Sinfónica de Venezuela
Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa, México
Prag Concert Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra of the Opera Volgograd

Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Filarmonia, Lima, Perú
Orquesta Sinfónica de Rosario, Argentina
Chamber Orchestra CHAARTS, Zürich
Orquesta Sinfónica  San Juan, Argentina
Musikkollegium Winterthur, Switzerland

Orquesta Sinfónica Concepcion, Chile
Orquesta Sinfónica de Salta, Argentina
Sinfonisches Orchester Zürich
Fundación Orquesta Sinfónica de Bogota
Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional Argentina

Orquesta Filarmonica de Buenos Aires
Philharmonic Orchestra Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte
Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, Beirut
China National Symphony Orchestra, Beijing
Orquesta Estable del Teatro Cólon, Buenos Aires

Guayacuil Symphony Orchestra, Ecuador
Orquesta Sinfónica de la Provincia de Rio Negro, Argentina
Orquesta Sinfonica Provincial de Santa Fe, Argentina
Ho Chi Minh City Ballet and Opera Orchestra, Vietnam
Orquesta Filarmonica de Chile

Izmir State Symphony Orchestra, Turkey
Colombia National Symphony Orchestra
Orquesta Filarmonica de Mendoza, Argentina
National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba
Orquesta de Cámera de Chile

Arequipa Symphony Orchestra, Peru
National Symphony Orchestra of Paraguay
Orchestre Musique des Lumières
Academia Stefano Tempia. Torino
Orquesta Sinfónica Bahia Blanca - Argentina

National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico
Melos Symphony Orchestra – Torino (Italy)
Uruguay National Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Orchestra Entre Rios – Paraná (Argentina)
Orquesta Clasica USACH – Santiago (Chile)

Orquesta Sinfónica de Puebla – México
Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Chile
Orquesta Sinfónica La Serena (Chile)
Filarmónica de Jalisco - Mexico
Orquesta Clásica del Maule (Chile)

Academic Orchestras
Orchestre du Conservatoire de Gennevilliers
Orchestra „La Consorterie“ – Aosta
Swiss Youth Chamber Orchestra
Landesjugend-Sinfonieorchester des Saarlandes
Orchestra of de Volgograd Music-Academy, Russia

Orquesta Filarmonica Juvenil de Guayaquil, Ecuador
National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Uruguay
Sinfonia por el Perú, Lima
Orchestra of the Royal College of Music, London
Orchestre de l’HEMU (Haute Ecole de Musique) – Lausanne, Switzerland

Orquesta Sinfónica Universidad Autonoma Aguascalientes, México
Orchestra of the China Conservatory of Music, Beijing
Orquesta Fest&Arts – Fundación Zaldumvide – Quito, Ecuador
Orquesta de la Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador
Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Riobamba - Ecuador

Orquesta Academica del Teatro Colon – Buenos Aires
Orquesta Sinfonía de la UDLAP - (Univ. de las Americas - Puebla) - Mexico
Orquesta Academica Universidad Cattolica de Chile - Santiago
Orquesta de Cámara Universidad Cattolica de Chile - Santiago
Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Juvenil de Chile

Youth Orchestras
Orchestre des Jeunes – Fribourg, Switzerland