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Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
About Stefan Solyom
- Stefan Solyom (born 26 April 1979, Stockholm) is a Swedish conductor and composer.
- He is the nephew of the Swedish-Hungarian pianist János Solyom. As a student Solyom attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.
- He studied horn and conducting at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm and the Sibelius Academy.
- His conducting teachers included Jorma Panula and Leif Segerstam.
- He was a first prize winner in the 1998 Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra conducting competition.
- Solyom became Artistic Director of the Nordic Youth Orchestra in Lund in 1999.
- He was a prizewinner in the 2000 International Sibelius Conducting Competition. Solyom first conducted the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO) in February 2005, substituting on short notice for another conductor.
- He subsequently became Associate Guest Conductor of the BBC SSO in May 2006, a position specifically created for him.
- He stood down from this post in December 2009.In September 2009, Solyom became Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) of the Deutsches Nationaltheater and Staatskapelle Weimar.
- His initial contract was for 5 years.
- He concluded his Weimar tenure in July 2016.
- With the 2009-2010 season, he also became principal guest conductor of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, and held the post until 2013.
- In March 2013, Solyom was named the next chief conductor of the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, as of the 2014-2015 season.Solyom's commercial recordings include a live recording of Poul Ruders' Fairytale, for Bridge Records.
- His compositions include a Concert Piece for Drums and Strings. Solyom is married to violinist Catherine Manoukian.
- They live in Sweden and Germany.
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