"...the audience showered their appreciation... standing ovations..." —Austin American Statesman "...the audience was raving..." The Times of India "...a stunning performance... Mozart himself would have smiled at the turnout, if he were around..." Manila Bulletin That kind of review can be read about Austrian based conductor Ernest Hoetzl all around the globe. He is well received guest at such prestigious orchestras as the Vienna Symphony at the Musikverein Wien and at the Bregenzer Festspiele Grazer Symphonisches Orchester, Stefaniensaal Graz; Festival della Valle dŽItria Martina Franca; the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra at the Aram Katchaturyan Hall, Yerewan; Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, Megaron Musikis Thessaloniki; the Orchestra of the Eremitage St. Petersburg; the Ukraine National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kiew; Toronto Philharmonic; Austin Symphony, Austin, Texas; the Orquestra Metropolitana Lisboa in Portugal; the Singapore Symphony; the Philharmonic Orchestra, Brno; the Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV at Liszt Academy, Budapest; and with the North Czech Philharmonic at Rudolfinum Prague, among others. In 2008 he will debut at the Festival della Emila Romagna, as well as at the Herzeliya Center for the Performing Arts in Tel Aviv with the Israel Symphony and at Carnegie Hall with the New England Symphonic Ensemble. Hoetzl has collaborated with soloists like Gabiele Lechner, Eva Liebau, Daniela Fally, Janez Lotric, Benamin Schmid, Carl Grante, Mariana Shirinyan (ARD Preisträgerin), and Alicia Weilerstein. Often referred to as an "Austrian Ambassador of Music," Ernest Hoetzl regularly works with more than 30 orchestras all over the world, including the Bombay Chamber Orchestra as the principal guest conductor, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Delhi Symphony, Nairobi Orchestra (Kenya), Manila Symphony, Monterrey Symphony (Mexico), Penang Festival Orchestra (Malaysia), Orquestra Classica di Madeira, Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional del Ecuador, Quito, Izmir Symphony Orchestra, Adana State Symphony Orchestra (Turkey), Teheran Chamber Orchestra (Iran) and the Orchestra de lŽInstitut Musical Alger, Algeria. Having held concerts in Pyonyang and Changwon, Ernest Hoetzl is the only conductor to have performed in both Koreas. He performed with the Murandong National Symphony in Pyongyang, North Korea, as well as the Changwon Symphony in South Korea. He is also the first western musician to perform in post revolutionary Iran, and the first Austrian artist to perform in Nigeria's new capital, Abouja. Click here to close this window