Antoni Ros-Marbà
Illustration — Antoni Ros-Marbà (1980) Antoni Ros-Marbà (born 1937 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat) is a Spanish conductor and composer from Catalonia. He began his musical education at the Conservatori Superior de Música de Barcelona. He studied conducting with Eduard Toldrà, Sergiu Celibidache, and Jean Martinon.
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Antoni Ros-Marbà

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- Born
- Antoni Ros-Marbà was born on 2 April 1937. · L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- conductor · composer · music arranger · musician
- Fields
- sardana
- Education
- Municipal Conservatory of Music of Barcelona · Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu
- Teachers
- Eduard Toldrà · Sergiu Celibidache · Jean Martinon
- Honours
- Saint George's Cross · Batuta d'Honor · Latin Grammy Awards · Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts · Dearest Son
- Languages
- Catalan · Spanish
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Illustration — Antoni Ros-Marbà (1980) Antoni Ros-Marbà (born 1937 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat) is a Spanish conductor and composer from Catalonia. He began his musical education at the Conservatori Superior de Música de Barcelona. He studied conducting with Eduard Toldrà, Sergiu Celibidache, and Jean Martinon.
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He coached the last Giravolt de maig directed by Eduard Toldrà: "I worked directly with him. Accompanying the singers with piano, it was a wonderful moment", says Ros-Marbà. In 1992, he took part in the first theatrical performance of Robert Gerhard's only opera, La Dueña, at the Teatro de la Zarzuela and the Gran Teatre del Liceu. In 1966, after the founding of the RTVE Symphony Orchestra in Madrid, Ros-Marbà won a conducting competition and was named the Principal Conductor of this orchestra. In 1967, he became Principal Conductor of the Orquestra Ciutat de Barcelona, until 1978, and again from 1981 to 1986. In 1978 he was named music director of the Spanish National Orchestra. From 1979 to 1986, he led the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra as Principal Conductor. Between 2001 and 2002, Ros-Marbà worked with Mihai Amihalachioaie. In 2005, on the National Day of Catalonia, he arranged a new version of the Catalonia national anthem, interpreted by the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya and the Orfeó Català. Ros-Marba conducted the Real Filharmonia de Galicia between 2001 and 2013, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. A selection of Antoni Ros-Marbà's scores is preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya. This selection includes scores from the time that Ros Marbà collaborated with Esbart Verdaguer.
Antoni Ros-Marbà studied at Municipal Conservatory of Music of Barcelona and Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu. Training under Eduard Toldrà, Sergiu Celibidache and Jean Martinon is recorded. The recorded working language is Catalan and Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are sardana. Employment is recorded with RTVE Symphony Orchestra, Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra and Spanish National Orchestra. Distinctions recorded are Saint George's Cross, Batuta d'Honor, Latin Grammy Awards and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.
Antoni Ros-Marbà is recorded with the occupation music arranger. Classed in the genre sardana. Recorded as having studied at Municipal Conservatory of Music of Barcelona and Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu.
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1937
Antoni Ros-Marbà born at L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
1996
Gerhard: La Dueña (The Duenna) Antoni Ros Marbà 1996 (1996) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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Antoni Ros-Marbà was born at L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
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- 1.Antoni Ros Marbá — Centro de Documentación de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música (CDAEM).
- 2.Antoni Ros Marbà: 80 años viviendo la música CEDOC.
- 3.Antoni Ros-Marbà, extitular de la RFG: «Una orquesta sin entendimiento con su director no puede funcionar bien».
- 4.Antoni Ros Marbà.
- 5.Antoni Ros Marbá.
- 6.Antoni Ros Marbà, 70 anys de trajectòria i milions d'anècdotes.
- 7.Entrevista a Antoni Ros-Marbà.
- 8.Antoni Ros-Marbà: "A Fèlix Millet la música no li interessava gens ni mica".
- 9.Serrat, ‘Mediterráneo’ inmortal.
- 10.Comunicació - RTVE Catalunya. El director d'orquestra, Antoni Ros Marbà, a 'Noms propis'.
- 11.Antoni Ros Marbá: 'Un director empieza a serlo tras 20 años de carrera'.
- 12.Benjamin a Portbou Gran Teatre del Liceu.
- 13.Redacción. El Liceu estrena la primera òpera d'Antoni Ros Marbà: Benjamin a Portbou.
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Formation and teaching. Ros-Marbà studied at Municipal Conservatory of Music of Barcelona and Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu. He trained under Eduard Toldrà, Sergiu Celibidache and Jean Martinon. He was employed by RTVE Symphony Orchestra, Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra, Spanish National Orchestra, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and Real Filharmonía de Galicia. Ros-Marbà received Saint George's Cross, Batuta d'Honor, Latin Grammy Awards, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts and Dearest Son.
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