Marc Taddei is a
conductor based in
New Zealand
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. He is the
music director
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of both
Orchestra Wellington
Orchestra Wellington is New Zealand's oldest professional regional orchestra, based in the capital city of Wellington. It hosts an annual subscription series of concerts in the Michael Fowler Centre, performing varied repertoire from the Class ...
in New Zealand since 2007, and
San Francisco
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-based
Vallejo Symphony Orchestra since 2016. He is a frequent guest conductor with orchestras throughout New Zealand, Australia, and the United States, and as a recording artist has worked in cinema and television productions, and produced many commercial classical music recordings.
Biography
Originally from the United States, Taddei graduated from
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most el ...
in
Manhattan
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and emigrated to New Zealand in the 1980s to take up the position of
principal trombonist with the
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) is a symphony orchestra based in Wellington, New Zealand. The national orchestra of New Zealand, the NZSO is an autonomous Crown entity owned by the Government of New Zealand, per the New Zealand Sympho ...
, before pursuing full-time conducting in 2002.
Taddei is a vocal advocate for the
performing arts
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in New Zealand, and has
première
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A work will often have many premières: a world première (the first time it is shown anywh ...
d performances of many New Zealand works. He has established a
Composer-in-Residence
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programme with
Orchestra Wellington
Orchestra Wellington is New Zealand's oldest professional regional orchestra, based in the capital city of Wellington. It hosts an annual subscription series of concerts in the Michael Fowler Centre, performing varied repertoire from the Class ...
to foster local artists.
Awards
The ''View From Olympus'' album, featuring music by New Zealand composer
John Psathas
John Psathas, (born Ioannis Psathas, el, Ιωάννης Ψάθας; 1966) is a New Zealand composer. He has works in the repertoire of such high-profile musicians as Evelyn Glennie, Michael Houstoun, Michael Brecker, Joshua Redman and the New ...
, was awarded Classical Album of the Year at the 2007
Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards
The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously called the New Zealand Music Awards), conferred annually by Recorded Music NZ, honour outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording industry. The awards are among the most significant that ...
.
It remained at #1 in the classical music charts for 9 months and featured on US critic
Jim Svejda's syndicated
KUSC
KUSC (91.5 FM) is a listener-supported classical music radio station broadcasting from downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. KUSC is owned and operated by the University of Southern California, which also operates student-run Internet s ...
radio programme, ''The Record Shelf''.
References
External links
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Living people
New Zealand conductors (music)
Juilliard School alumni
21st-century conductors (music)
21st-century New Zealand musicians
American emigrants to New Zealand
Year of birth missing (living people)