Michael Seberich’s main working area is engineering and producing of classical music CD's and DVD within its 500 years range but also worldwide Broadcast, TV and FOH Live-sound Engineering

Working more than 25 years with Claudio Abbado, 6 with Franz Welser Moest, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Myung Wung Chung but also with Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Emmanuel Krivine on projects for DGG, DECCA EMI, RCA, BMG, SONY, NAIVE, OUTHERE receiving all major European Awards and superb critics from all over the world.

Profound engineering and musical knowledge on his back, he designed a cutting edge recording system around the excellence of extreme engineerings in the audiophile and mastering ambience. He gathered finest critics and public acclaim throughout the world on hundreds of releases. He knows how classical music should sound, anticipating heavily future developments.

Michael has tested and performed the complete recording history in various phases. He comes from an experience of over 1500 CD’s and 2000 productions worldwide, working with singers like Luciano Pavarotti, Samuel Ramey, Juan Diego Florez, V. Kasarova, Jonas Kaufmann, Renèe Fleming, Joyce Di Donato, Anna Bonitatibus and many others. He dedicated 18 years to the composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi for whom he engineered, mixed and mastered 9 albums, the album ‘In a Time Lapse’ which run n.1 in the Italian Itunes popcharts and top pop placements all over Europe while topped all classical chards worldwide, remaining in the UK with ISLANDS for 9 years in the top 5, manly staying between one and three. He has been asked to develop Sounddesign for his 2013-15 World Tour of which he took part as Front of House Live-sound Engineer for one year and +40 concerts.

It has been Claudio Abbado discovering and featuring Michael Seberich as a combined musical producer and Sound engineer through his unique workflow and engineering. It has been the 15 year TV experience with Michael wich pushed him towards this, approach Michael developed and cared since the start of his career but split to let collaboration occur.

Michael owns an exceptional +500.000€ mobile studio, mixing and mastering suite developed over 30 years, combining extreme technological revelations from topnotch research in the worlds of Mastering, Audiophile, Classical and Pop music recording, 400kHz Analog as well as Digital Mixing with the use of highest value Analog Outboard Equipment , Extreme Audiophile Mastering Cable technology, a world top five high number of best Mic-amp and Converter design, Radiomics, all easily transportable through Europe and larger, being able to transform each acoustic and environmentally interesting place into a Highest tech studio with widest horizons. It is the result of a 30 years combined testing, developing, assembling and learning process over trial and error.

some of his TV/CD/DVD productions:

- TOSCA Opera Rome, 1990 L. Pavarotti, R. Kabaivanska TV / RCA VICTOR (CD),

- 30rd ANNIVERSARY OF LUCIANO PAVAROTTI's DEBUT in Reggio Emilia (EUROVISION, Videodisc DECCA, 1991),

- CONCERT ON PIAZZA DEL CAMPO, SIENA Zubin Mehta Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Tchaikovsky 1812) EUROVISION

- MEFISTOFELE, R. Muti, Samuel Ramey, Teatro alla Scala, RCA VICTOR (CD),

- ARIAS Richard Stoltzman, Arthur Fagen, RCA VICTOR (CD),

- ROSSINI OPERA FESTIVAL, all live Broadcast (RAI TV + Radio) and CD between 1996 and 2006 including:

- LES COMTE ORY, Juan Diego Florez (DGG)

- LA MATILDE DI SHABRAN, Juan Diego Florez (DECCA, Grammophone Award for Year 2007 for best Live Opera, ECHO AWARD),

- Career starting first CD's for Giuliano Carmignola (4 Stagioni Vivaldi) and Il Giardino Armonico (Vivaldi) Mario Brunello and many others

- BRAHMS DOUBLE CONCERTO M.W. Chung, Renaud & Gautier Capucon, Musikverein Vienna VIRGIN 2007

- LUDOVICO EINAUDI (9 CD's in total, Le Onde (1998), I Giorni (2002), Una Mattina (2004) - Divenire (2006) - Royal Albert Hall Concert (2010) DVD / CD DECCA) Islands (2011) In a Time Lapse (2013), Taranta Project, La Scala Concert, more than a million items sold (2008 Nomination for British Classics Award, won by Paul Mc Cartney), 2013 Classics Brit Award, constantly topping since years European Itunes Classical Charts.

- RAMIN RAHRAMI Bach (Goldberg Var., Partitas, Art of Fuge more than 25000 CD's, Suites Francesi DECCA)

- VIKTORIA MULLOVA Bach Partitas / Sonatas / Triosonatas (ONYX 2007/2009) Diapason d'Or of the Year 2007 Award

- GRIGORY SOKOLOV, piano recording, Mastering all DGG releases - DGG Bestseller 2015-2016, recording Tours since 2015, first release with his own recordings in 2020 (Beethoven Brahms)

- GIULIANO CARMIGNOLA Bach partitas and sonatas, DGG (2018), Sonar in Ottava (ARCANA) BBC Editors Choice July 2020

- ENSEMBE ZEFIRO (ARCANA) The Bach Brandenburg Concertos, DIAPASON d’OR Award

- ANNA BONITATIBUS, Semiramide (SONY) International Opera Award 2015, Nomination Grammophone Award

some productions with Claudio Abbado:

- First Berlin Philharmonics Concert in Italy of Abbado's aera 1990, TV

- European Chamber Orchestra, E. Kissin (Mozart), R. Benigni (Peter and the Wolf), 1991 TV

- VIAGGO A REIMS (TV, Pesaro 1994),

- MAHLER 3 (Berlin Philharmonics, Ferrara TV 1998,

- FALSTAFF (Mahler Chamber Orchestra, TV, Ferrara 1999),

- MAHLER 9 Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (DVD

EUROARTS, European Tour / Rome 2004, Diapason d'Or Award of the year),

- All Orchestra Mozart Concerts from recorded in-between 2004-2007 with releases:

- MOZART SYMPHONIES DGG 2008, Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik)

- MOZART HORN CONCERTOS, Alessio Allegrini DGG 2011 6. in Grammophone specialists charts august 2011

- MOZART CLARINET CONCERTO, (Alessandro Carbonare), DGG 2013, Record Academy Award Japan - MOZART FLUTE CONCERTO (Jaques Zoon) DGG (2013), Record Academy Award Japan

- Mahler Chamber Orchestra BRAHMS SERENADE, SCHUMAN CELLO CONCERTO (Natalia Gutman) on DGG 2007,

- Schoenberg PELLEAS & MELISANDE / MAHLER 4 Gustav Mahler Orchestra (Vienna Musikverein) EUROARTS 2009

Franz Welser Moest and the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester: - ALPENSYMPHONIE, European Tour 2005 (Musikverein Vienna, London Barbican, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Madrid Auditorio National) EMI,

Franz Welser Moest and the Cleveland Orchestra:

- BRUCKNER 5 (St. Florian Austria 2006) EUROARTS,

- BRUCKNER 9 (Wien Musikverein 2007) EUROARTS

- BEETHOVEN 9 (Severence Hall, Cleveland 2007) DGG,

Franz Welser Moest and the Zürich Opera

- ARABELLA Renèe Fleming DECCA 2007,

- NOZZE DI FIGARO Erwin Schrott EMI 2007,

- CARMEN Kasarova, Kaufmann TV DVD 2008, DECCA release 2014

- COSi FAN TUTTE 2009, ARTHAUS

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

- DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, Oper Zürich, 2007 TV / DVD Blueray DGG

- IDOMENEO, Concentus Musicum, Graz 2008, TV / DVD

Myung Wung Chung - Brahms Doubleconcerto, Renaud / Gautier Capucon, Musikverein, 2007 Virgin/EMI

Antonio Pappano

- ROSSINI OUVERTURES, Accademia S. Cecilia WARNER 2014

- C. Saint Saens, Carnival of Animals Martha Argherich, Accademia Santa Cecilia WARNER 2017

Emmanuel Krivine

- Debussy, Integrale, Orchestre Philarmonique de Luxembourg 3CD's, TIMPANI

- Ravel Integrale Orchestre Philarmonique de Luxembourg ZIGZAG Territories

- Mussorgsky (Pictures at an Exhibition) / Sheherazade, Orchestre Philarmonique de Luxembourg ZIGZAG Territories

- Beethoven, 9 Symphonies, La Chambre Philarmonique, on period instruments, NAIVE (Top Beethoven

- Bartok Concerto per Orchestra, violin concerto n.2, Orchestre Philarmonique de Luxembourg ALPHA

- Strauss Till Eulenspiegel, Zemlinsky Seejungrau, Orchestre Philarmonique de Luxembourg ALPHA

Ezio Bosso

- The Venice Concert (SONY)

- with Stradivari Festival Orchestra (SONY 2018)

- The Roots (SONY 2018)

- “Grazie Claudio“ Memorial concert for Claudio Abbado 5 years after his death, Bologna, Peter & der Wolf, Beethoven 7, (SONY)

Integrale works on CD:

- Shostakovich, all Symphonies Oleg Caetani, Orchestra Verdi, Milan, ARTS . Monteverdi, Madrigali, Delitiae Musicae, NAXOS

- Gesualdo, Madrigali, Delitiae Musicae, NAXOS

- Heinrich Schuetz, Capella Augustana, BRILLIANT

- Beethoven all Symphonies, Emmanuel Krivine, La Chambre Philharmonique, NAIVE

- Beethoven Symphonies, Gustav Kuhn, Haydn Orchester Bolzano, COL LEGNO

- Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Christian Leotta, ATMA Carreer launching recordings:

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IL GIARDINO ARMONICO Concerti da camera, NUOVA ERA The Regensburg Baroque Festival came over this stunning group with this disc and from there within 2 years they became stars on Teldec (i edited the first two records on Teldec) http://www.ilgiardinoarmonico.net/ discographyA.htm#Works%20Released%20on%20NUEVA%20ERA

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GIULIANO CARMIGNOLA Le quattro stagioni, DIVOX, this record made him instantly to the nr. 1 Vivaldi interpreter and which he is still today.

http://www.amazon.com/Quattro-Stagioni-Sonatori-GioiosaMarca/product-reviews/B0000245ZB/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt? ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

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ANDREA MARCON Venice Baroque Orchestra, L'Orione, RAI TV this recording prepared the career of Andrea Marcon for Sony, we did another Demo recording as well, and after few months he got the contract

http://www.amazon.com/LOrione-Cavalli/product-reviews/ B00005Y986/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt? ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

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JUAN DIEGO FLOREZ STABAT MATER, ROSSINI, AGORà 1996, Right two months before his over night becoming star debut in Pesaro with La Matilde di Shabran august 1996 we did this recording, after ten Years, i did Matilde di Shabran with him for DECCA as well http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rossiniclubsite/message/747 Some links and critics of my productions:

Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Matilde di Shabran (Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro) Amazon.com: Juan Duarte Cuadrado's review of Strauss: Arabella Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Mahler - Symphony No. 9 / Claudio Abbado, Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Accademia Di Santa Cecilia, Rome Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Claudio Abbado: Mahler Symphony No. 4/Schoenberg - Pelleas and Melisande https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/ schumann-cello-concerto-brahms-serenade-gutman-6081 https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/ abbado-mozart-6911 Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Mozart - Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/ mozart-concertos-for-horn-allegrini-abbado-437 https://www.amazon.de/Bach-Sonatas-Partitas-BWV-1001-1006/ dp/B07GW3PM7Z/ref=sr_1_1? __mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&dchild=1&keywords=carmignola+bac h&qid=1592036772&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.de/Eine-Alpensinfonie-Welser-Möst/dp/ B000B63IDE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Amazon.com: N. Quallich's review of Symphony 9 DVD Talk Review: Welser-Most Conducts: Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.9 Fanfare Magazine Archive of CD Reviews: BRUCKNER: Symphonies (Herbert von Karajan) Fanfare Magazine Archive of CD Reviews: BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 (Franz Welser-Möst) Reviews - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Classical Music Recordings - CD, DVD, SACDhttps://www.classicstoday.com/ review/review-15466/?search=1 Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro Franz Welser-Most http://www.amazon.com/Quattro-Stagioni-Sonatori-GioiosaMarca/product-reviews/B0000245ZB/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt? ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 Idomeneo / Festival Edition DVDs / styriarte 2011 -- styriarte Debussy: La Mer; Images - Emmanuel Krivine | AllMusic

Krivine / Beethoven: https://theartsdesk.com/classical-music/we-recommendtheartsdesks-classical-cds-year https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/beethoven-thenine-symphonies https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/the-50-greatestbeethoven-recordings-part-2-updated-2019 Amazon.co.uk: Customer Reviews: Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies Emmanuel Krivine: Quotes, Reviews & Features IMGArtists.com INFODAD.COM: Family-Focused Reviews: (++++) STANDARD WORKS, NONSTANDARD PERFORMANCES Paavo Järvi BMG Beethoven Cycle - Worth Getting? rec.music.classical.recordings | Google Groups

J.D.Florez Matilde di Shabran Gramophone Top Ten Rossini Recordings: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/top-10-rossinirecordings

Ludovico Einaudi:

Amazon.co.uk: Customer Reviews: Royal Albert Hall Concert (2CD & DVD) Amazon.co.uk: Customer Reviews: Divenire Haydn: Cello Concertos - Wen-Sinn Yang | AllMusic (Oehms Classics)

Oleg Caetani, Shostakovich Symphonies Classics Today.com - Your Online Guide to Classical Music Classics Today.com - Your Online Guide to Classical Music

Delitiae Musicae, Monteverdi Madrigals Classics Today.com - Your Online Guide to Classical Music Classics Today.com - Your Online Guide to Classical Music Classics Today.com - Your Online Guide to Classical Music

Front of House Engineering (FOH)

Michael Seberich has served as FOH engineer at live-shows like Don Giovanni as well as Magic Flute in Rome, Piazza del Popolo, 2002/2004 in front of 100.000 people wich became defined a first rank social-cultural event. Sound has given a great contribution to it, going deep into peoples souls.

He engineered the sound design The Ludovico Einaudi World Tour “In a Times Lapse” performing himself as FOH-Engineer on over 40 concerts, getting exceptional audience feedback like people starting to write poems, es well as expressing intimate emotions on his fan book site.

In June 2008 he recorded and mixed Carmen Live for the final of the European soccer Championships in Zürich (CH) for 20.000 people (DECCA)

The 2010-2012 he recorded all the Concerts of the Luxembourg Philharmony working with E. Kissin, V. Repin, J. Fischer, L. Vogt, Truls Mork, an others

From 2004 to 2008 i recorded all Concerts of Orchestra Mozart with Claudio Abbado. Published up until 2013 He kindly refused a 5 year offer to work as producer with Sydney Symphony Orchestra (2004-2009) under the Baton of M.o Gianluigi Gelmetti, feeling his place mainly having to be in Europe to take part of cutting edge music development. His subsequent year’s variety of collaboration gave him right.

EQUIPMENT LIST IN HIS POSSESSION

MICROPHONE AMPLIFICATION: 48 ch Millenia Media HV 3D 4 ch Millenia Media HV 3 12 ch Millenia Media Mixing Suite

MICROPHONES:

48 microphones SCHOEPS con 65 capsules 1 NEVATON BPT http://nevaton.eu/multiple-award-winning-music-producer-and-soundengineer-michael-seberich-bozenitaly-about-the-nevaton-bptmicrophone/

AD CONVERSION:

48 ch AD PRISM SOUND ADA8 XR & Millenia internal AD http://www.prismsound.com/music_recording/studio_news.php? story=0048

INTERCONNECTION:

12 TRANSPARENT OPUS MM Highest grade Mastering Interconnect cable (150000€) 6 ART MILLENIUM by be YAMAMURA Highest grade Audiophile Interconnect cable

DIGITAL WORKSTATION: Digital Performer 9.01 Protools Pyramix

MONITORS:

B&W 801 Matrix 2 Remix Monitors B&W 805 Nautilus GENELEC A 1030 Recording Monitors (4 ch)

ANALOG SUMMING MIXER:

MILLENIA MEDIA MIXING SUITE 300 khz analog critical mixing enviroment (45000€) (including 8 Mic amps)

SPEAKER CABLES:

TRANSPARENT OPUS MM Speaker Cable (35000€)

MASTERING CONVERTER: PRISM SOUND AD-2 Reference AD PRISM SOUND DA-2 Reference DA

ANALOG OUTBOARD:

TELETRONIX LA 2A UNIVERSAL AUDIO 1176 GEORGE MASSENBURG Mastering Equalizer 9500 GEORGE MASSENBURG Mastering Compressor 2030 THE PHOENIX valve compressor MANLEY VariMu compressor MILLENIA MEDIA NSEQ-2 valve / solid state Equalizer MILLENIA MEDIA TCL-2 valve / solid state Compressor TC 5000 PCM 90 EMT 246

PLUGINS:

Over 1000 of the most significant, specializing on the history of console and outboard gear emulation POWER MANAGEMENT AND WIRING:

TRANSPARENT POWERISOLATOR REFERENCE Mains conditioning system with TRANSPARENT POWERISOLATOR MM Power supply cable