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'''Gustavo Gimeno''' (born 1976, [[Valencia]], [[Spain]]) is a Spanish conductor. He is currently chief conductor of the [[Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra]] and the designated music director of the [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra]].
The son of a clarinetist,<ref name="Kaptainis">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Gimeno studied percussion and piano as a youth. His elder brother studied clarinet and violin.<ref name="Otago">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Gimeno joined the percussion section of the [[Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra]] (KCO) in 2001, and was named principal percussionist of the KCO in April 2002. <ref name="Otago"/> During his career with the KCO, Gimeno continued his education at the Amsterdam Conservatory, with a focus on conducting. He received encouragement and mentoring from [[Mariss Jansons]], and became an assistant conductor to Jansons with the KCO. He has participated in conducting master classes with Ed Spanjaard, [[Iván Fischer]] and [[Hans Vonk (conductor)|Hans Vonk]]. Gimeno has also counted [[Claudio Abbado]] and [[Bernard Haitink]] among his other conducting mentors.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In particular, he assisted Abbado with the Orchestra Mozart (Bologna) and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.<ref name="vanOorschot">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Gimeno gained additional conducting experience with other orchestras in Amsterdam. From 2009 to 2012, he was chief conductor of the ''Amsterdams Symphonie Orkest Con Brio''. He then was chief conductor of Het Orkest Amsterdam from 2012 to 2013. He left the KCO in 2013 to devote his career to conducting. Gimeno came to greater international attention in February 2014 in an emergency guest-conducting appearance with the KCO, substituting for Jansons, in a concert which included the Dutch premiere of the Piano Concerto No 2 by [[Magnus Lindberg]].<ref name="vanOorschot"/><ref name="Otago"/>
Gimeno became principal conductor [[Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra]] (OPL) at the start of the 2015-2016 season, his first full-time orchestral post, with an initial contract of 4 years.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In March 2017, the OPL announced the extension of Gimeno's contract through the 2021-2022 season.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Gimeno has made several commercial recordings with the OPL for the Pentatone label.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
In February 2018, Gimeno first guest-conducted the [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra]] (TSO). <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> On the basis of this guest appearance, the TSO announced the appointment of Gimeno as its next music director, effective with the 2020-2021 season, with an initial contract of 5 years.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=Terauds>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Gimeno and his family live in Amsterdam.<ref name=Kaptainis/><ref name="Terauds"/>
==References==
==External links==
* [http://bit.ly/2ff7tHo Official homepage of Gustavo Gimeno]
* [http://bit.ly/2TprkYD KD Schmid agency biography of Gustavo Gimeno]
[[Category:Spanish conductors (music)]]
[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Valencia]]
The son of a clarinetist,<ref name="Kaptainis">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Gimeno studied percussion and piano as a youth. His elder brother studied clarinet and violin.<ref name="Otago">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Gimeno joined the percussion section of the [[Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra]] (KCO) in 2001, and was named principal percussionist of the KCO in April 2002. <ref name="Otago"/> During his career with the KCO, Gimeno continued his education at the Amsterdam Conservatory, with a focus on conducting. He received encouragement and mentoring from [[Mariss Jansons]], and became an assistant conductor to Jansons with the KCO. He has participated in conducting master classes with Ed Spanjaard, [[Iván Fischer]] and [[Hans Vonk (conductor)|Hans Vonk]]. Gimeno has also counted [[Claudio Abbado]] and [[Bernard Haitink]] among his other conducting mentors.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In particular, he assisted Abbado with the Orchestra Mozart (Bologna) and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.<ref name="vanOorschot">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Gimeno gained additional conducting experience with other orchestras in Amsterdam. From 2009 to 2012, he was chief conductor of the ''Amsterdams Symphonie Orkest Con Brio''. He then was chief conductor of Het Orkest Amsterdam from 2012 to 2013. He left the KCO in 2013 to devote his career to conducting. Gimeno came to greater international attention in February 2014 in an emergency guest-conducting appearance with the KCO, substituting for Jansons, in a concert which included the Dutch premiere of the Piano Concerto No 2 by [[Magnus Lindberg]].<ref name="vanOorschot"/><ref name="Otago"/>
Gimeno became principal conductor [[Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra]] (OPL) at the start of the 2015-2016 season, his first full-time orchestral post, with an initial contract of 4 years.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In March 2017, the OPL announced the extension of Gimeno's contract through the 2021-2022 season.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Gimeno has made several commercial recordings with the OPL for the Pentatone label.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
In February 2018, Gimeno first guest-conducted the [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra]] (TSO). <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> On the basis of this guest appearance, the TSO announced the appointment of Gimeno as its next music director, effective with the 2020-2021 season, with an initial contract of 5 years.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=Terauds>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Gimeno and his family live in Amsterdam.<ref name=Kaptainis/><ref name="Terauds"/>
==References==
==External links==
* [http://bit.ly/2ff7tHo Official homepage of Gustavo Gimeno]
* [http://bit.ly/2TprkYD KD Schmid agency biography of Gustavo Gimeno]
[[Category:Spanish conductors (music)]]
[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Valencia]]
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