Roberto Kalb
{{short description|Mexican-born conductor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Roberto Kalb
| birth_place = Mexico
| education = San Francisco Conservatory of Music
University of Michigan
New England Conservatory of Music
| occupation = Conductor
| style =
| spouse = Mane Galoyan
| website = [https://www.robertokalb.com robertokalb.com]
}}
Roberto Kalb is a Mexican-born conductor, composer, and pianist. He currently serves as the musical director for Detroit Opera.{{Cite web |title=Bio |url=https://www.robertokalb.com/bio |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=robertokalb.com}} As a conductor, he is praised for his musicianship and clarity.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-26 |title=OTSL: Awakenings Rouses Empathy |url=https://operatoday.com/2022/06/otsl-awakenings-rouses-empathy/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Opera Today}}{{Cite web|title=Young singers and conductor impress in Wolf Trap Opera's Traviata|author=Evan Tucker|url=https://washingtonclassicalreview.com/2022/07/16/young-singers-conductor-impress-in-wolf-traps-traviata/|date=July 16, 2022|access-date=2022-12-01|website=washingtonclassicalreview.com}}
Education
Kalb attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in composition. He then attended the University of Michigan, receiving a Masters of Music in composition.{{Cite web |title=MusicalAmerica - Press Releases |url=https://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?storyid=27627&categoryid=5&archived=0 |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=www.musicalamerica.com}} He later pursued a dual Doctoral of Musical Arts in Composition from The New England Conservatory of Music and conducting from the University of Michigan.{{Cite web |title=Announcing our new music director, Roberto Kalb! Plus: Audition excerpts available – Life Sciences Orchestra |url=https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/lso/2015/09/01/announcing-our-new-music-director-roberto-kalb-plus-audition-excerpts-available/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=sites.lsa.umich.edu}} In 2012, Kalb was awarded The American Prize in orchestral composition for his piece, Mascaras. He has also received several other distinctions, including 2nd place in the Washington International Composition Competition, and first place in the Ann Arbor Symphony Sight and Sound Competition.{{Cite web |title=Judges 2019 |url=https://www.sanmiguelmetoperatrust.org/en/judges/2019-copy |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=www.sanmiguelmetoperatrust.org}}
Career
In 2021, Kalb was the recipient of the Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistantship Award.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-12 |title=Roberto Kalb Wins 2021 Georg Solti Career Assistance Award |url=https://operawire.com/roberto-kalb-wins-2021-georg-solti-career-assistance-award/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=OperaWire |language=en-US}}
On June 5, 2022, Kalb conducted Opera Theatre of Saint Louis's premiere of American composer Tobias Picker's opera Awakenings. Later that year, in November, he was appointed the second Music Director of Detroit Opera following David DiChiera's tenure in the role.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-21 |title=Detroit Opera Names Roberto Kalb Music Director |url=https://operawire.com/detroit-opera-names-roberto-kalb-music-director/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=OperaWire |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Rosemond |first=Jon |date=2022-11-21 |title=Detroit Opera appoints Roberto Kalb as Music Director |url=https://detroitopera.org/detroit-opera-appoints-roberto-kalb-as-music-director/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Detroit Opera |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Compositions
- Mascaras (orchestra){{Citation |title=Máscaras for Orchestra by Roberto Kalb |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r71TbYnauDw |language=en |access-date=2022-12-01}}
- Le Dormeur du Val (piano trio){{Citation |title=Le Dormeur du Val by Roberto Kalb |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09ZrDj3EUuU |language=en |access-date=2022-12-01}}
- Ryden Scenes (string quartet){{Citation |title=Roberto Kalb-Ryden Scenes CV11JAN2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=png8CvLJAdw |language=en |access-date=2022-12-01}}
- String Quartet No. 1{{Citation |title=String Trio I. Xalli Itic by Roberto Kalb |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XipMoBBRyI |language=en |access-date=2022-12-01}}
References
External links
- {{official website|https://www.robertokalb.com/}}
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Category:Mexican conductors (music)
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Category:Mexican male classical composers
Category:Mexican classical composers
Category:Male conductors (music)
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Category:21st-century Mexican musicians
Category:21st-century classical composers
Category:San Francisco Conservatory of Music alumni
Category:University of Michigan alumni