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The Swedish conductor, Ola Rudner, started his career as a high-profile violinist (he is a prize-winner of the Paganini competition and was also the assistant of the legendary Sandor Vègh) and concert-master of various orchestras such as the Camerata Salzburg, Volksopera Vienna and Wiener Symphoniker.
In 1995, Ola Rudner founded the Philharmonia Wien. From 2001 to 2003 he was Chief Conductor of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in Australia. From 2003 to 2006 he was Chief Conductor of the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano. From 2008 to 2016 he was the Chief Conductor of Württembergische Philharmonie in Reutlingen. Since 1997 he has conducted all the major Australian orchestras: the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the orchestras of Melbourne, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide and Perth . In Scandinavia he has conducted most of the major orchestras. Other orchestras include the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR), Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Wiener Symphoniker, Bremen Philharmonic, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Fondazione Arena di Verona, Orchester der RAI Torino, Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, Orchestra del Teatro la Fenice, Orchestra del Teatro V.Bellini di Catania, Orchestra Filarmonica Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Maggio Musicale Fiorentina, BBC Symphony Orchestra London, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos Lissabon.
Following his appoinment as Chief Conductor of Württembergische Philharmonie, Ola Rudner transformed the orchestra into one of Germanys top regional orchestras – well-known in and outside Germany. As a result he regularly took the orchestra on tours to Spain, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland and Italy including Halls like Wiener Musikverein, Liszt Academy Budapest, Tonhalle Zürich, KKL Luzern, Beethoven Festival Warsaw, Palau de la Musica Valencia und Sala Verdi Milano.
Ola Rudner is also an important opera conductor, he is regularly invited to the opera houses of Australia, Austria, Sweden and Italy. In Salzburg he conducted Georges Bizet's Carmen, followed by Don Pasquale and Barbiere di Siviglia . His repertoire includes W.A. Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Così fan tutte, Le nozze di Figaro, Titus and Idomeneo, L.v. Beethoven's Fidelio; Carmen and Verdi’s Il Trovatore and La Traviata. Operettas by Offenbach, Strauss, Lehar and Kalman.
In 2016-2017 Ola Rudner had very successful co-operation with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic, Royal Opera Stockholm, Osaka Symphony Orchestra, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice, Wiener Kammerorchester and National Symphony Orchestra of Chile and others. Since 2010 he is regularly going to Japan with the Symphony Orchestra of the Vienna Volksopera.
Ola Rudner has recorded for BIS, Harmonia Mundi, Australian label ABC Classics, Camerata Tokyo, Amadeus, Venice Channel (DVD - HD). With the Württembergische Philharmonie he has recorded “Romantic Ouvertures”, Felix Mendelssohn's Symphonies Nos. 3, 4 & 5 and works by Grieg (Holberg suite) and Lars Erik Larsson (Pastoral suite) for ARS Productions. For Antes Edition he recorded Eduard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suites.
Ola Rudner has an extensive repertoire ranging from J.S. Bach to contemporary composers like Ferran Cruxient or compatriot Rolf Martinsson who also dedicated a piece to Rudner and his Orchestra. His special attention concerns the interpretation of the classical repertoire from Haydn to Johannes Brahms and Bruckner for which he has received highest critical acclaim.
Ola Rudner is the receiver of the order of merit for services rendered to the Republic of Austria. For his outstanding musical work in Australia he received the “Centenary Medal”. |
