Tobias Gossmann

Tobias Gossmann was born in Siegen, Germany. He received his professional training at the "University of Music and Performing Arts" in Vienna, Austria, where he studied violin, piano, and orchestra conducting. This prestigious institution awarded him the artistic diploma with Highest Honors. His professional career began as the leader and concertmaster of the Viennese chamber orchestra "Maurice Ravel Ensemble". Later he held the position of associate concertmaster in the symphonic orchestra of the opera house in Barcelona, the "Gran Teatre del Liceu" for more than ten years. He worked with the world's leading artists including Ricardo Muti, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Bernhard Haitink, Sir Neville Marriner, Gianandrea Noseda, Peter Schneider, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Josep Carreras, Alfredo Kraus, Montserrat Caballé, Agnes Baltsa, and Edita Gruberova in concerts and recordings. From 1999 on he decided to dedicate himself more to conducting orchestras, celebrating his official debut with the Orquestra Nacional de Cambra d'Andorra in the world premiere of the ballet music "Terra Baixa" (Lowlands) written by the Catalan composer Albert Guinovart. Since then he has guest conducted the Festival Orchestra of Canford in England, the Folkwang Chamber Orchestra Essen in Germany, the Radio FM Orchestra Sofia in Bulgaria, the Radio Orchestra Pilsen in the Czech Republic, the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra in Romania and the Cadaqués Orchestra and the Oviedo Philharmonic Orchestra in Spain among others. The National Orchestra of Thailand invited him to conduct on the very special occasion of a gala concert celebrating the 70th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand. In Japan he conducted the Super World Orchestra. He has toured all the major cities and halls throughout the country from 2001 to 2007, and participated in recordings and TV productions for the "International Music Festival Tokyo". In 2003 he was named Music Director and Principal Conductor of Symphony Orchestra Camerata XXI in Tarragona, a position he still holds.