About
Benjamin Grobman
Conductor
A native New Yorker, Mr. Grobman made his Musikverein debut with the Vienna Radio Symphony in June 2016. He completed his studies in Vienna, Austria as a conducting student of Mark Stringer and Yuji Yuasa at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, earning the title of Magister Artium with a distinction. He has also recently conducted the Polish Baltic Philharmonic in Gdansk, as well as the CUBE Orchestra in Vienna. He has also conducted orchestras in Austria, Czech Republic, Spain, Switzerland, Romania and France, as well as the United States and Russia. Mr. Grobman was invited as a fellow to the Aspen Music Festival in 2015 as a student of Robert Spano. He has worked with esteemed international pedagogues such as Larry Rachleff, Jorma Panula, Alexander Polishchuk, Patrick Summers, Jonathan Brett, Donald Schleicher, and George Phelivanian. In 2005, Mr. Grobman made his solo debut playing Horn in Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York City. As a hornist, he has appeared on stages such as Carnegie Hall, Avery Fischer Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and others. Mr. Grobman holds a B.M. in Horn Performance from the Manhattan School of Music as a student of the Metropolitan Opera´s Michelle Baker, and was a recipient of the President´s Scholarship.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
- University for Music und Performing Arts Vienna, 2010-2016
- Manhattan School of Music, B.M. Orchestral Horn Performance, 2009, Precollege 1999 -2005, Horn and Piano
- Laguardia High School for Music and Art & The Performing Arts, 2005
- American Academy of Conducting at Aspen, 2015
- Kinhaven Music School, 2005
- New York Youth Symphony Apprentice Conductor 2003-2006
- Interlochen Arts Camp, 2001-2004
- Conducting Teachers: Mark Stringer, Yuji Yuasa, Robert Spano, Larry Rachleff, Michael Adelson, Patrick Summers, Donald Schleicher, Alexander Polischuk, Jorma Panula
Appearances
- ORF Vienna Radio Symphony, 2016
- Polish Baltic Philharmonic, 2015
- CUBE Orchestra Vienna, 2015
- Pro Arte Orchestra Vienna, 2014
- Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, 2014
- Radomska Orkiestra Kameralna, 2010
- Bacau Philharmonic, 2010
- L´Ensemble Orchestral de Valencia, 2010
- Chorampublico, since 2017
Awards, Scholarships, Prizes
- Graduation Examination with Distinction, University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna, 2016
- Presidents Scholarship, Manhattan School of Music
- European-American Musical Alliance, L´Ecole Normale de Musique, Paris, Frankreich. Award of Distinction in Counterpoint, 2008
- Julius Grossman Conducting Award, 2005
- Constance Mensch Concerto Competition Award Winner, 2005
Masterclasses
- American Academy of Conducting at Aspen, Aspen, CO, USA, 2015
- International Conductors Workshop and Festival, Zlin, Czech Republic, 2010, 2014
- St Petersburg Chamber Orchestra Masterclass, St Petersburg, Russia, 2013, 2010
- The Art of Conducting, Valencia, Spain, 2010
- Conductor´s Guild at Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, USA, 2010
- The Conductors Institute, Bacau, Rumania, 2010
- Baltimore Chamber Orchestra Masterclass, Baltimore, USA, 2009
- Conductors´ Academy, Radom, Poland, 2010
Horn Education
- Solo Debut, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, USA
- Freelance Hornist, 2005-2010, New York City, USA
- Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Sinfonia, Kurt Masur Conducting Seminar Orchestra, 2005-2009
- New York Youth Symphony 2003-2006
Repertoire
Symphonic
- Bach
- Kantate “Ich Habe Genug”, Brandenburg Concerto nr. 3
- Barber
- Violin Concerto, Adagio for Strings
- Bartok
- Concerto for Orchestra, Divertimento
- Beethoven
- Coriolan Overture, Leonore Overture nr. 3, Egmont Overture, Piano Concerto nr. 2, Piano Concerto nr. 4, Symphony nr. 2, Symphony nr. 3, Symphony nr. 4, Symphony nr. 5, Symphony nr. 8, Symphony nr. 9
- Berlioz
- Symphonie Fantastique, Le Carnival Romaine Overture
- Borodin
- Symphony nr. 2
- Boulez
- Dérive, Mémoriale (…explosante-fixe…)
- Brahms
- Academic Festival Overture, Tragic Overture, Variations on a Theme of Josef Haydn, Symphony nr. 1, Symphony nr. 2, Symphony nr. 4, Violin Concerto, Double Concerto, Liebeslieder Walzer
- Britten
- Serenade for Tenor, Horn, Strings, Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
- Bruckner
- Symphony nr. 4, Symphony nr. 5
- Butterworth
- On the Banks of Green Willow
- Chadwick
- Tam o´ Shanter
- Chaminade
- Concertino for Flute
- Copland
- Appalachian Spring Suite (both versions), Quiet City, Rodeo Suite, Clarinet Concerto
- Debussy
- Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, La Mer
- Dvorak
- Symphony nr. 5, Symphony nr. 7,Symphony nr. 8, Symphony nr. 9 “From the New World”, Serenade for Winds, Serenade for Strings, Rondo for Cello and Orchestra in g minor, Cello Concerto
- Elgar
- Serenade for Strings, Pomp and Circumstance Marches nrs. 1, 4, Enigma Variations
- de Falla
- The Three Cornered Hat Suite nr. 2
- Grieg
- Piano Concerto, Im Herbst
- Haydn
- Symphony nr. 45 “Farewell”, Symphony nr. 92 “Oxford”,Symphony nr. 99, Symphony nr. 102, Symphony nr. 104 “London”,The 7 Last Words of Christ, Cello Concerti nrs. 1 and 2, Missa in Tempori Belli
- Hindemith
- Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber, Concert Music for Strings and Brass
- Hoffmeister
- Viola Concerto
- Holst
- The Planets, Suite nr. 1 for Wind Band, Hammersmith
- Ives
- Symphony nr. 3
- Knussen
- Flourish with Fireworks
- Lalo
- Symphonie Espagnole
- Mahler
- Symphony nr. 1, Symphony nr. 5
- Mozart
- Violin Concerto nr. 5, Concerto for Two Pianos K.365, Flute Concerti, Symphony nr. 35 “Haffner”, Symphony nr. 38 “Prague”, Symphony nr. 39, Symphony nr. 40, Symphony nr. 41 “Jupiter”, Overture to The Magic Flute, Overture to Cosi fan Tutte, Overture to Don Giovanni
- Mendelssohn
- Symphony nr. 3 “Scottish”, Symphony nr. 4 “Italian”, Symphony nr. 5 “Reformation”, The Hebrides, Die Schöne Melusine, String Symphony nr. 10
- Messiaen
- Couleurs de la Cité Céleste
- Mussorgsky
- Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel)
- Pärt
- Fratres, Wenn Bach Bienen gezüchtet hätte
- Ligeti
- Ramifications
- Lutoslawski
- Chain 1
- Prokofiev
- Symphony nr. 5, Peter and the Wolf
- Rachmaninoff
- Piano Concerto nr. 2, Symphonic Dances, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- Ravel
- Mother Goose Suite, Le Tombeau de Couperin, Rhapsodie Espagnol
- Rimsky-Korsakoff
- Scheherazade
- Rossini
- Overture to L´Italiana in Algeri, Overture to Semiramide
- Saint-Saens
- Introduction et Rondo Cappricioso, Allegro Appassionato op.43
- Sciarrino
- Quaderno di Strada, Introduzione all´Oscuro
- Schönberg
- Chamber Symphony nr. 1
- Schubert
- Symphony nr. 1, Symphony nr. 3, Symphony nr. 5, Symphony nr. 8 (Unfinished)
- Shostakovich
- Piano Concerto nr. 2, Symphony nr. 5, Symphony nr. 9
- Schumann
- Piano Concerto, Symphony nr. 1
- Sibelius
- En Saga, The Swan of Tuonela, Pohjola´s Daughter, Karelia Suite,
- Smetana
- The Moldau
- Strauss, R.
- Burlesque for Piano and Orchestra, Horn Concerti, Oboe Concerto
- Stravinsky
- Octett, The Firebird Suite 1919, Symphonies of Wind Instruments 1947, Dumbarton Oaks
- Takemitsu
- Suite from “Black Rain”
- Tchaikovsky
- Pezzo Capriccioso, Suite nr. 3, Piano Concerto nr. 1, Violin Concerto, Symphony nr. 3, Symphony nr. 4, Symphony nr. 5, The Nutcracker Suite, Sleeping Beauty Suite
- Utswoltskaya
- Piano Concerto
- Vaughan Williams
- Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, Symphony nr. 5
- Verdi
- Overture to La Forza del Destino, Overture to Nabucco
- Vivaldi
- Gloria
- Wagner
- Siegfried Idyll, Overture to Rienzi, Overture and Selections from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
- Waxman
- The Carmen Fantasie
Opera and Ballet
- Beethoven
- Fidelio
- Bizet
- Carmen
- Mozart
- Le Nozze di Figaro
- Puccini
- La Bohème
- Rossini
- Il Barbiere di Siviglia
- Stravinsky
- The Rite of Spring, Petrushka (1947), Apollon Musagette
- Verdi
- La Traviata
- Weber
- Der Freischütz
News
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Opera Orchestre National Montpellier - A Midsummer Night's Dream
May, 8th - 20:00
May, 10th - 20:00
May, 12th - 15:00Further Information: https://www.opera-orchestre-montpellier.fr/evenement/le-songe-dune-nuit-dete
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ChorAmPublico "BestOf"
Gemeinde Glanzing
19, Krottenbachstraße 120Further Information: http://www.chorampublico.at/termine.php
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Pure Voices - Christmas concerts
December, 3rd: Kaasgrabenkirche, 1190 Wien
December, 16th: Pfarre Neustift am Walde, 1190 Wien
December, 17th: Pfarrkirche St. Michael, 1190 WienFurther Information: www.pure-voices.at
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Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Zielonogórskiej
Sala MCM, Zielona Góra, Poland
W. A. Mozart: Uwertura do op. Cosi fan tutte
J. Brahms: Koncert skrzypcowy D – dur
F. Mendelssohn–Bartholdy: IV Symfonia „Włoska” -
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Goldener Saal des Musikvereins, Vienna
Jean Sibelius: Pohjola´s Daughter
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SolistenKammerOrchester der hMDW
Öhlberger Studio, University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna
R. Strauss: Horn Concerto no. 1 - Davide de Ferrari, Horn
C. Reinecke: Flute Concerto - Amina Vamosi, Flute -
Pro Arte Orchestra Wien
Orchestra Studio, University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna
L. van Beethoven: Symphony nr. 4 Bb Major
J. Sibelius: Violin Concerto - Wen-Chun Lin, Violin
A. Dvořák: Symphony nr. 9 “From the New World" -
SolistenKammerOrchester der hMDW
Öhlberger Studio, University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna
C. Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Cappricioso - Victoria Trusewicz, Violin
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto - Paulo Vuono, Violin
Pohjola's Daughter
Excerpt from Act II of Massenet´s Werther
Elisabeth Pilon, Sophie; Gillian Cotter, Charlotte. Aspen Opera Theater Orchestra, July 2015
Excerpt from the second movement of the Strauss Oboe Concerto
Lucas Navarro, Oboe. Pro Arte Orchestra Vienna.
Brahms Haydn Variations VI and III
with the Aspen Chamber Symphony, August 2015
Excerpt from Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos K. 635
Dean Whiteside and Akira Nakamura, Pianos. Pro Arte Orchestra Vienna
Jean Sibelius Symphony nr. 6, IV-Finale
Orchestra of the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen July 2016 Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO, USA
Contact
Benjamin Grobman
Schottenfeldgasse 71
1070 Wien
Tel.: +43/(0) 680 1461513
Email: contact [at] benjamingrobman.com
Web: www.benjamingrobman.com
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