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== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==
Mayrhofer was born in Munich in 1987<!--<ref name="Lower Saxony" />--> and grew up in [[Wolfratshausen]]; his parents were both musicians, and he was the second of their three sons.<ref name="Schwaderer" /> He received early violin instructions from his father, and took lessons in piano, orgam, clarinet and composition from age six. After completing his [[Abitur]] he studied composition and conducting at the [[Musikhochschule München]] with [[Jan Müller-Wieland]], then at the [[Conservatoire de Paris]] with [[Frédéric Durieux]], at the [[Musikhochschule Düsseldorf]] with [[Rüdiger Bohn]] and [[Manfred Trojahn]], and at the [[Juilliard School]] in New York City with [[Alan Gilbert]].<!--<ref name="BSO" />--><ref name="Live" />
Mayrhofer was born in Munich in 1987<!--<ref name="Lower Saxony" />--> and grew up in [[Wolfratshausen]]; his parents were both musicians, and he was the second of their three sons.<ref name="Schwaderer" /> He received early violin instructions from his father, and took lessons in piano, orgam, clarinet and composition from age six. After completing his [[Abitur]] he studied composition and conducting at the [[Musikhochschule München]] with [[Jan Müller-Wieland]], then at the [[Conservatoire de Paris]] with [[Frédéric Durieux]], at the [[Robert Schumann Hochschule]] Düsseldorf with [[Rüdiger Bohn]] and [[Manfred Trojahn]], and at the [[Juilliard School]] in New York City with [[Alan Gilbert]].<!--<ref name="BSO" />--><ref name="Live" />


In 2015 he became assisting conductor of the [[Ensemble intercontemporain]], making his debut with them at the [[Philharmonie de Paris]] in 2016. On a Sir Simon Rattle scholarship of the [[Karajan-Akademie]], he assisted from 2017 with the [[Berlin Philharmonic]] for two years [[Simon Rattle]] and guest conductors.<ref name="Schwaderer 2017" />
In 2015 he became assisting conductor of the [[Ensemble intercontemporain]], making his debut with them at the [[Philharmonie de Paris]] in 2016. On a Sir Simon Rattle scholarship of the [[Karajan-Akademie]], he assisted from 2017 with the [[Berlin Philharmonic]] for two years [[Simon Rattle]] and guest conductors.<ref name="Schwaderer 2017" />

Revision as of 13:02, 25 November 2023

Mayrhofer in 2019

Gregor Amadeus Mayrhofer (born 1987) is a German conductor, pianist and composer.

Life and career

Mayrhofer was born in Munich in 1987 and grew up in Wolfratshausen; his parents were both musicians, and he was the second of their three sons.[1] He received early violin instructions from his father, and took lessons in piano, orgam, clarinet and composition from age six. After completing his Abitur he studied composition and conducting at the Musikhochschule München with Jan Müller-Wieland, then at the Conservatoire de Paris with Frédéric Durieux, at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf with Rüdiger Bohn and Manfred Trojahn, and at the Juilliard School in New York City with Alan Gilbert.[2]

In 2015 he became assisting conductor of the Ensemble intercontemporain, making his debut with them at the Philharmonie de Paris in 2016. On a Sir Simon Rattle scholarship of the Karajan-Akademie, he assisted from 2017 with the Berlin Philharmonic for two years Simon Rattle and guest conductors.[3]

He collaborated as conductor and as composer with the Bavarian State Opera, SWR Symphonieorchester, Münchener Kammerorchester, Münchner Symphoniker, Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra.[2] He conducted Ensemble Ascolta and Ensemble Proton Bern, working with soloists such as Daniel Trifonov, Georg Nigl and Patricia Kopatchinskaja. He conducted the film music of Jim Knopf und die Wilde 13.[4]

Mayrhofer has performed with his brother Raphael as the jazz duo Imbrothersation; they were awarded the Tassilo-Preis [de] of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.[5]

In 2023 Mayrhofer was awarded the Opus Klassik in the categories Composer of the Year, "Newcomer of the Year" as conductor; in addition, his Recycling Concerto was nominated for the innovation prize for sustainability, as well as for the categories videoclip, support of young artists (Nachwuchsförderung) and innovative concert.[6]

Awards

References

  1. ^ Schwaderer, Stephanie (23 December 2016). "Ich brauche keinen Schnee". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Mayrhofer Gregor - Dirigent, Klavier, Komponist" (in German). Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now München. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ Schwaderer, Stephanie (10 October 2017). "In der Lehre bei Sir Simon". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. ^ Schwaderer, Stephanie (28 October 2020). ""Wir alle sind einsam wie die Fliege im Netz"". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Tassilo-Preis: "Entscheidend ist die Begeisterung"". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 22 April 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Opus: Nominierte" (in German). Opus Klassik. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Kunstministerin Kiechle gibt Preisträger Kunstförderpreise 2018 der Sparte Musik und Tanz bekannt" (in German). Bavarian Ministry of Science and Art. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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