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C o n d u c t o r  -  M a r i o   D o b e r n i g

 

 

Mario is the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Art of Sound Orchestra and the Victoria Chorale, Co-Artistic Director of the Albury Chamber Music Festival, and will take up the role of Director of Music at St. Andrews Brighton in 2025.

 

He has conducted, among others, the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, Kapfenberger Symphoniker, Orchestra Calliope, the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra’s YMS program, Geelong Symphony Orchestra, and performed at prestigious venues and festivals across Europe, the Middle East, China, and Australia. His discography includes online releases for ABC Classics, and he has been featured as a guest on various radio programs worldwide.

 

Mario was awarded his PhD in 2014 and holds Master degrees in Percussion, Conducting, and Musicology, as well as Bachelor degrees in Percussion and Music Education from universities around the world.  He has been a guest lecturer at the University of Melbourne and Monash University, and serves as an adjudicator for the Belvedere International Singing Competition.

 

Mario has produced several highly successful festivals in both Australia and Austria and also organizes unique exchange tours for cultural groups between Australia and Western Europe.  He enjoys conversations in English, German, French, and Italian and has a keen interest in geopolitics.

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