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St.Roberts Catholic High School 1984 | 1999 Verbier Festival, Switzlerand | Laureate (3rd Prize) of the 1999 International Fitelberg Conducting Competition. From left to right: Massimiliano Caldi, Tomas Hanus, Stephen Ellery, Charles Olivieri-Munroe, Tao Lin, Michal Nesterowicz |
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After winning 3rd prize in Copenhagen at the Malko International Conducting Competition in 2001 | On the invitation of Prince Ranier of Monaco, Charles conducted the North Czech Philharmonic in the Royal Opera House Monte-Carlo alongside Maxim Vengerov at the special event celebrating 50 years of the Weizmann Institute. | Charles invited American saxophonist John Edward Kelly to perform with him in New York's Central Park in the 100th anniversary of the Naumburg Summer Concert Series (2003) |
A chance encounter with President Vaclav Havel at the storied Louvre Cafe in Prague results in a touching gesture from one of the giant figures of the 20th century | The Prague interview with Marek Eben for national television | A first for both of us to record a wonderful CD in Prague for SONY |
November 2013 Charles is invited with Dimitri by Simon Rattle to participate in the 100 year anniversary celebration day of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | With (from left to right) the North Czech Philharmonic colleagues Pavel Bašus, Albrecht Müller, myself, and Roman Dietz one of the best management teams I ever worked with | |
A spontaneous group photo with Philharmonie Südwestfalen in the Siegen Apollo Theater shortly after taking over as chief conductor | Kulturpur - One of the most unique festivals in Germany and a chance to showcase Philharmonie SWF (2013) | Kulturpur - One of the most unique festivals in Germany and a chance to showcase Philharmonie SWF (2013) |
London Symphony Orchestra concert master Carmine Lauri performs Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Charles in Valetta Malta (2005) | With one of the great Czech film and theater actors, mime and screenwriter Bolek Polivka following my concert at the Prague Smetana Hall with the North Czech Philharmonic | Conducting the North Czech Philharmonic in the Unesco protected medieval town of Cesky Krumlov |
Concert hall of the North Czech Philharmonic in Teplice | Charles addressing the audience | Violinist and son of the famous Russian maestro Evgeny Rozdestvenski performs with Charles during his Moscow conducting debut in Tchaikovsky Hall with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra |
After the concert where Duo Amal performed the Poulenc Double piano concerto with Charles in Beijing with the Beijing Radio and Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra (2012) | In rehearsal at the Murten Festival, Switzerland | |
After 16 years as chief conductor with the North Czech Philharmonic, Charles announces his resignation prior to the opening concert of the 2013/14 season. He was subsequently named honorary chief conductor, the first in the history of the orchestra. | In concert with violinist Ivan Zenaty | |
On tour with the North Czech Philharmonic in Brunei | A billboard advertising the occasion of the first European orchestra to perform in Cambodia | in 2009 during their far east tour Charles & the Prague Chamber Orchestra played a special rehearsal before a censorship board before being granted permission to perform that evening before the royal family in Brunei |
A surprise phone call in Kuala Lumpur during the Toyota Classics tour - Charles Olivieri-Munroe is awarded the Asia Pacific Brand Laureate recipient for 2013 | With Krystian Zimerman in Bangkok on the occasion of their debut with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra | Charles and Krystian Zimerman perform together for the first time with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra |
In concert with pianist, Alexander Ghindin | First time performance (Advent concert November 2014) in a shopping centre for Charles and the North Czech Philharmonic | In concert with Anastasia in Bremen |
In concert with Anastasia in Bremen | Kira & Niko perform with their father (October 2015) and the North Czech Philharmonic for the first time since winning the Prague Talent Competition in March 2015 | Norwegian trumpet star Tine Thing Helseth joins Charles in concert with Philharmonie Südwestfalen in Germany in 2015 |
2015 Charles is appointed artistic director with the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra | Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 88th birthday concert. | in concert with Sergei Nakariakov performing Weinberg's Trumpet Concerto with the Krakow Philharmonic |
Andrey Gorbacev, one of the top balalaika players in the world with whom our last tour in Germany was again a great event | With Andrej Gorbacev, Russian balalaika virtuoso | With composer Krzysztof Penderecki at his home in Krakow |
With composer Krzysztof Penderecki at his home in Krakow | In rehearsal with deMaistre playing Ginastera's harp concerto | Daniel Stabrawa (Berlin Philharmonic concertmaster and Cracowian) meets up with Charles in Cracow backstage |
2016/17 Opening concert of the Cracow Philharmonic with fellow Canadian pianist, Alain Lefevre | Kira & Niko perform with the Cracow Philharmonic | Charles & Shlomo Mintz open the 2017 Beethoven Festival in Teplice |
Philharmonie Südwestfalen shocks Charles by performing Canadian national anthem in place of scheduled encore piece during last of 12 new year concerts | Concert with the Korean Chamber Orchestra in Seoul | Meeting with Vladimir Spivakov in Moscow during rehearsals with his National Philharmonic of Russia April 2018 |
Meeting with Michail Pletnev in Moscow during rehearsals with his National Philharmonic of Russia April 2018 | Performing Bruch Violin Concerto with Joshua Bell and the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (Sept 2018) | Angela Ghiorghiu and Charles in performance in Moscow Sept 30, 2018 |
Angela Ghiorghiu and Charles in performance in Moscow Sept 30, 2018 |
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