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- Richard Tognetti is an Australian violinist, composer and conductor. He was born in Canberra and raised in Wollongong. He is currently Artistic Director and Leader of the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) and Artistic Director of the Maribor Festival in Maribor, Slovenia. He is cousin to Colleen Tognetti – mother of the screenwriter Laurence Briggs and the professional Ballet dancer Alinta Briggs. Tognetti studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with Alice Waten and undertook post-graduate study at the Bern Conservatory with Igor Ozim, where he was awarded the Tschumi prize in 1989. On his return to Australia later that year the Board of the Australian Chamber Orchestra made him artistic director and lead violinist – at only 25 years of age. Under Tognetti's 20 years of leadership, the orchestra has earned a reputation as one of the leading chamber orchestras in the world. The Times has gone so far as to say "This group must be the best chamber orchestra on earth. " Tognetti is an extremely versatile violinist, performing on period, modern and electric instruments. For example, with Australian rock musician Iva Davies, he co-wrote and performed on 31 December 1999 for an international millennium broadcast The Ghost of Time on electric violin, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with a number of different musicians from different genres. His musical abilities extend to his abilities to arrange music for different ensemble types. He has arranged the music of composers like Janáček, Szymanowski, Paganini, Beethoven, Ravel and Satie, greatly expanding the chamber orchestra repertoire. In 2008, he wrote The Red Tree for children's choir, chamber orchestra and projected images with Michael Yezerski, inspired by the illustrated book of Shaun Tan. Tognetti maintains a busy schedule in Australia and globally with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, as well as with other groups. He has played at events like the Salzburg Festival and made appearances with the Handel & Haydn Society (Boston), Hong Kong Philharmonic, Camerata Salzburg, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Irish Chamber Orchestra and the Nordic Chamber Orchestra. He also conducts opera, making his debut in the 2001 Sydney Festival, conducting Mozart’s Mitridate, rè di Ponto. He is heavily involved in the making of recordings, performing as soloist in the concerti of Beethoven, Mozart, Dvořák and the Australian premiere of the Ligeti concerto. He has also lead the Australian Chamber Orchestra in critically acclaimed recordings of works such as the Beethoven piano concertos with Stephen Kovacevich, the Bach keyboard concertos with Angela Hewitt, Vivaldi flute concertos with Emmanuel Pahud and the ground-breaking 2000 collaboration with rock singer Peter Garrett and cartoonist/philosopher Michael Leunig resulting in the release of a recording of Camille Saint-Saëns' The Carnival of the Animals accompanying a book of Leunig’s text and illustrations. He has also strongly supported Australian composers such as Peter Sculthorpe. His recordings of all of Bach's works for violin, including the concerti with the ACO, the accompanied sonatas and the solo sonatas and partitas, won the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Fine Arts ARIA Award for Best Classical Album. Future recordings include a set of Mozart concertante violin works and the Dvořák Violin Concerto for the BIS label. Amidst his ever more varied activities have been an appearance at the Opening Ceremony of the Rugby World Cup 2003 with James Crabb and work on Peter Weir’s 2003 film Master and Commander – as composer, soundtrack soloist and violin tutor to Russell Crowe. His film about music and surfing, Musica Surfica, won Best Feature at the 2008 New York Surf Film Festival. In 2007, the ACO received from an anonymous donor the 1743 "Carrodus" violin, made by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù. This instrument is claimed to be one of the finest in existence (although in fact it has not even been played for over 50 years) and was bought for approximately $10 million. It is currently played by Tognetti in the ACO. Tognetti previously played a 1759 JB Guadagnini violin, using a combination of raw gut and steel strings. The violin was purchased by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for its Fine Art collection and, since the arrival of the del Gesù instrument, is now played by the ACO's principal violin, Helena Rathbone. It has been lent to the ACO on a semi-permanent basis. Tognetti was declared a National Living Treasure in 1999 and received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from the University of Sydney in 2005. In 2009, Tognetti celebrated 20 years as Artistic Director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
- Richard Tognetti es una violinista de Australia, compositor y director. Él nació y se crió en Canberra en Wollongong. Actualmente es Director Artístico y Jefe de la Orquesta de Cámara de Australia. Tognetti estudió en el Conservatorio de Música de Sydney con Alice Waten y emprendió estudios de posgrado en el Conservatorio de Berna con Igor Ozim, donde fue galardonado con el premio Tschumi en 1989. A su regreso en Australia con tan solo 25 años de edad, la Junta Directiva de la Orquesta de Cámara de Australia lo nombró director artístico y primer violinista. Tras 17 años de carrera artística como director de orquesta se ha ganado una reputación como un de los principales orquestistas del mundo. Tognetti es un violinista extremadamente versátil, en sus actuaciones toca también instrumentos modernos y eléctricos. En 1999 participó en un concierto que co-escribió con el músico de rock australiano Iva Davies, el cuál se difundió a nivel internacional para el fin del milenio The Ghost of Time traducido, El fantasma del tiempo en el violín eléctrico, con la Orquesta Sinfónica de Sidney. También ha realizado una serie de melodías y canciones en diferentes géneros musicales. Su habilidad musical para ampliar sus capacidades y organizar la música para los distintos tipos de conjunto es impresionante. Tognetti actualmente mantiene una apretada agenda en Australia y en el mundo con la Orquesta de la Cámara de Australia, así como con otros grupos. Ha tocado en diversos eventos como el Festival de Salzburgo, así como de eventos locales como el Festival de Huntington, de la que es director artístico. Tognetti fue declarado Tesoro Nacional Vivo y en 1999 recibió el título honorario de Doctor en Música por la Universidad de Sydney en 2005. Tognetti es Director Artístico del Maribor Fesitval en Maribor, Eslovenia.
- Richard Tognetti est un violoniste et compositeur australien de musique classique. Il dirige l'Orchestre de Chambre Australien (Australian Chamber Orchestra); et a co-composé la musique du film Master and Commander : De l'autre côté du monde. Ses enregistrement des œuvres pour violon de Bach lui ont valu le prix ARIA pour le meilleur album de musique classique en 2006, 2007 et 2008. Il a été promu Docteur honoris causa en musique par l'Université de Sydney en 2005.
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