Quick Facts
Biography
Hooman Khalatbari (Persian: هومن خلعتبری) is an Iranian-Austrian pianist and music conductor.
He started playing piano from age 6 and earned his B.Mus. from Tehran University of Arts in 1996. Between 1988 and 1996, he was the principal pianist of Tehran Symphony Orchestra and Bahman Cultural Centre and assistant conductor of Tehran Symphony Choir and Tehran Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.
Khalatbari moved to Austria in 1996 and entered Kunstuniversität Graz to study choral/orchestral conducting and graduate with honors in 2006.
Career
Principal Conductor and Honorary Conductor
Hooman Khalatbari was the principal conductor of "Prague Metropolitan Philharmonic Orchestra" in Prague-Czech for 2 years (2014–16) and since 2016 he is the Honorary Conductor of “ Virtuosi Brunenses “.
Founder, Music Director and Conductor
From 2001, Khalatbari is one of the founders, music director and conductor of Kirchstetten Castle International Music Festival in northern Austria.
He has conducted the following operas:
- 2001 – Le Nozze di Figaro – Mozart
- 2002 – Die Zauberflöte – Mozart
- 2003 – Don Giovanni – Mozart
- 2004 – Il Barbiere di Siviglia – Rossini
- 2005 – Tosca – Puccini
- 2006 – Così fan tutte – Mozart
- 2007 – Die Entführung aus dem Serail – Mozart
- 2008 – La Cenerentola – Rossini
- 2009 – La Traviata – Verdi
- 2010 – Der Schauspieldirektor – Mozart and Prima la musica e poi le parole – Salieri + Classic unter Stars I (The Most Famous Opera choirs I)
- 2011 – Die Fledermaus – Johann Strauss + KUS II (The Most Famous Opera Choirs II)
- 2012 – Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart + KUS III (Beethoven's Symphony No. 9)
- 2013 – Rigoletto, Verdi + KUS IV (Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition)
- 2014 – Don Giovanni – Mozart + KUS V (Georges Bizet: Carmen / A Spanish Night)
- 2015 – L'elisir d'amore – Gaetano Donizetti + KUS VI ( Carmina Burana )
- 2016 – Don Pasquale – Gaetano Donizetti + KUS VII ( A Night in Italy )
- 2017 – La fille du régiment – Gaetano Donizetti + KUS VIII ( A Russian Night )
- 2018 -- Il Barbiere di Siviglia – Rossini + KUS IX ( Viva la France )
Others
Since 1999, Hooman Khalatbari has performed as a Conductor, Soloist, Chamber musician, Accompanist and coordinator in several Europa’s Cities, the USA, Canada, and Asia. His most recent performances were given as guest Conductor in Austria/ Vienna & Graz & Salzburg & Linz & Kirchstetten - Hungarian/ Budapest & Szombathely - Czech Republic/ Prague, Brno & Olomouc - Slovenian/ Maribor – France/ Paris – UK/ London - Canada/ Vancouver & Calgary and USA/ Houston, San jose, Chicago and at last in Zurich and Göteborg.
Conducting Iranian Orchestral Music
Khalatbari's conducting repertoire spans a wide spectrum of musical traditions, ranging from classical opera and symphonic, to atonal and contemporary music. Conducting the Simorq musical project, the world premiere of Hamid Motebassem with Homayoun Shajarian's vocal, is one of the brightest points in this range.
