Sabine Lovatelli's Mozarteum Brasileiro Celebrates 35 Years with Classical Music Expansion
In 1981, Sabine Lovatelli, a cultural figure originally from Germany, established the Mozarteum Brasileiro in São Paulo alongside Claude Sanguszko. This organization has organized more than 1,000 concerts and has welcomed over 50 prestigious orchestras to Brazil, including the Cleveland Orchestra, directed by Lorin Maazel. Honored with Brazil's Ordem do Rio Branco in 1989, Lovatelli launched free public concerts and expanded her efforts to Bahia with the Festival Música em Trancoso in 2012. The festival's sixth edition is set to commence on April 18, showcasing the Orquestra Acadêmica Mozarteum Brasileiro and Russia's Coro Acadêmico Yurlov, along with Vocal Six. Lovatelli has voiced concerns about politicians overlooking classical music and advocates for local musician development through scholarships and international collaborations.
Key facts
- Sabine Lovatelli founded the Mozarteum Brasileiro in São Paulo in 1981 with Claude Sanguszko.
- The institution has presented over 1,000 concerts and brought more than 50 top international orchestras to Brazil.
- Lovatelli received Brazil's Ordem do Rio Branco, the government's highest honor, in 1989.
- Free concert series were held for 15 years at MASP's free span and continue in Ibirapuera Park.
- The Festival Música em Trancoso in Bahia began in 2012 and triples the local population of 8,000 during the event.
- The festival's sixth edition starts on April 18, featuring the new Orquestra Acadêmica Mozarteum Brasileiro and Russia's Coro Acadêmico Yurlov.
- Lovatelli criticizes Brazilian politicians for lacking cultural understanding, referencing the end of the Banda Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo.
- The Mozarteum's programs are planned three years in advance to maintain commitments with international artists.
Entities
Artists
- Sabine Lovatelli
- Claude Sanguszko
- Lorin Maazel
- Bernard Haitink
- Zubin Mehta
- Cesar Camargo Mariano
- Al Jarreau
- Katia Labèque
- Marielle Labèque
- Josy Santos
- Ivete Sangalo
- Oscar Peterson
- Gary Clayton
- Michael Jackson
- François Valentiny
- Maria Noujaim
Institutions
- Mozarteum Brasileiro
- Museu de Arte de São Paulo (Masp)
- Cleveland Orchestra
- Concertgebouw Orchestra
- New York Philharmonic
- Berlin Philharmonic
- Munich Philharmonic
- European Conferences for Symphonies Orchestras
- Festival Música em Trancoso
- Orquestra Acadêmica Mozarteum Brasileiro
- Coro Acadêmico Yurlov
- Banda Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
- Ópera de Stuttgart
- Orquestra Sinfônica de Bucareste
- Vocal Six
- Festival de Salzburg
- Filarmônica de Hamburgo
- Gershwin Piano Quartet
- Quarteto de Oscar Peterson
Locations
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Ibirapuera Park
- Jardins
- Bahia
- Trancoso
- Porto Seguro
- Salvador
- Europe
- Paris
- London
- Jena
- Hannover
- Russia
- Israel
- United States
- Sweden
- Portugal
- Algarve
- Stuttgart
- Bucharest
- Salzburg
- Hamburg