{"id":857,"date":"2008-03-17T16:10:18","date_gmt":"2008-03-18T00:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/17\/oso-resident-up-for-two-more-positions\/"},"modified":"2013-02-07T18:48:33","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T02:48:33","slug":"oso-resident-up-for-two-more-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/17\/oso-resident-up-for-two-more-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"OSO resident up for two more positions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gregory<\/a><\/p>\n

OSO Resident conductor Gregory Vajda is up for two more music director positions: the Fort Wayne Philharmonic<\/a> and the San Antonio Symphony<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Fort Wayne Philharmonic announced its 2008-09 season during a news conference Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The season will feature at least 10 different maestros, including eight conducting candidates who are vying for a position that will be vacated by maestro Edvard Tchivzhel at the end of the current season.<\/p>\n

Highlights of the Masterworks series include pianist Yuja Wang performing Rachmaninov\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s second piano concerto under the direction of Tito Munoz on Sept. 20; violinist Jennifer Koh performing Sibelius\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 violin concerto under the direction of David-In-Jae Cho on Oct. 11; cellist Hikaru Tamaki performing Strauss\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Don Quixote\u00e2\u20ac\u009d under the direction of Helene Bouchez on Nov. 8; and pianist Benjamin Hochman performing Leonard Bernstein\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153On the Town\u00e2\u20ac\u009d under the direction of Daniel Meyer.<\/p>\n

In 2009, violinist Soovin Kim performs Dvorak\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Violin Concerto in A Minor\u00e2\u20ac\u009d under the direction of Andrew Grams on Jan. 24. On Feb. 28, Lincoln scholar Allen Guelzo will provide exegesis for a performance of Aaron Copland\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lincoln Portrait\u00e2\u20ac\u009d under the direction of Gregory Vajda<\/strong>. On March 14, pianist Alon Goldstein will perform Bartok\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s third piano concerto under the direction of Danail Rachev. On April 18, cellist Sharon Robinson will perform Shostakovich\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first cello concerto under the direction of her husband, Jaime Laredo. And on May 9, maestro Andrew Constantine will lead the Philharmonic orchestra and chorus in a performance of Orff\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Carmina Burana.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Each candidate will also conduct one or two Spectrum and\/or Unplugged series concerts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

and from the San Antonio Express News:<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not quite \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSan Antonio Symphony Idol,\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u009d writes Deborah Martin in Sunday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (3\/9) San Antonio Express-News, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153but patrons will have a chance to weigh in on next season\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s guest conductors. Surveys will be tucked into the programs for the 2008-09 concerts to allow audience members to share their views. All but one of the guest conductors are potential successors to music director Larry Rachleff, who is leaving at the end of this season. His final concert will be May 31. \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcWe are going to try to develop relationships with the conductors and see where those relationships go,\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 said David Green, president and CEO of the symphony.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The candidates for music director are Christoph Campestrini, Alondra de la Parra, Scott Yoo, Jean-Marie Zeitouni, Gregory Vajda<\/strong>, Christian Knapp, James Judd, Andrew Grams, Chosei Komatsu, Sebastian Lang-Lessing, and Rossen Milanov.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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OSO Resident conductor Gregory Vajda is up for two more music director positions: the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and the San Antonio Symphony. From the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: The Fort Wayne Philharmonic announced its 2008-09 season during a news conference Tuesday. 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