“…under Segal’s baton, it was by far the most enthralling part of the concert [Lutoslawski’s Concerto for Orchestra]. In fact, it was a more exciting and edifying performance than any recording with which I’m familiar, even Lutoslawski’s own.”
Chautauqua Symphony
BUFFALO NEWS
Conductor Laureate of the Century Orchestra in Osaka, Japan, Uriel Segal is esteemed worldwide for his passionate interpretations and comprehensive knowledge of the symphonic and operatic repertoires. Launched professionally in 1969 after winning first prize at the Mitropoulos International Conducting Competition in New York, Mr. Segal has held many distinguished positions both in the United States and abroad. In addition to his eighteen-year tenure as Music Director of the Chautauqua Festival, he has also served as Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra, Music Director of the Century Orchestra Osaka, Principal Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony, Principal Conductor of Philharmonia Hungarica, Music Director of the Israel Chamber Orchestra, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Orchestra.
In North America, Mr. Segal’s many guest conducting engagements include the orchestras of Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Louisiana, Milwaukee, Montreal, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Rochester, and San Diego. Abroad, he has appeared with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Beethovenhalle Orchestra/Bonn, Berlin Philharmonic, Düsseldorf Symphony, English Chamber Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony, all the major London orchestras, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Spanish National Orchestra/Madrid, Stockholm Philharmonic, Tokyo Symphony and the Warsaw Philharmonic, among others.
Mr. Segal made his operatic debut at the Santa Fe Opera in 1973 conducting Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman. Since then, he has led numerous productions throughout Europe, Israel, Japan, and the United States.
Uriel Segal has recorded for London-Decca and EMI with the English Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic, The Philharmonia, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Bournemouth Symphony, New Zealand Symphony and Century Orchestra Osaka, with such distinguished soloists as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Radu Lupu, Alicia de Larrocha, and Rudolf Firkusny.
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