Dennis Russell Davies
Dennis Russell Davies (born April 16, 1944, in Toledo, Ohio) is an American conductor and pianist. He is currently chief conductor of the Brno Philharmonic and of the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Biography
Davies studied piano and conducting at the Juilliard School, where he received his doctorate. He was Music Director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra from 1972 to 1980. In 1977 he co-founded the American Composers Orchestra with composer Francis Thorne, and he was its music director until 2002.[1] Davies was music director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic from 1991 to 1996.
In 1980, Davies moved to
Davies has also led many festival orchestras, including the
Davies's recordings of note include Copland's
Davies has had a long-standing association with the jazz pianist Keith Jarrett. He has conducted Jarrett in classical concerto repertoire (including Mozart, Lou Harrison and Alan Hovhaness) and has himself performed Jarrett's music for piano and conducted Jarrett's orchestral music (featuring Jarrett as soloist as well as saxophonist Jan Garbarek). Davies also performs regularly in a piano duo with his wife, Maki Namekawa.[9]
References
- ^ Anthony Tommasini (April 17, 2002). "True to His Mission, Davies Bows Out With Orchestra". New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Markus Poschner wird neuer Linz Opern- und Orchesterchef". Die Presse. February 22, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ Julie Bloom (March 21, 2008). "Arts, Briefly: Basel Symphony Names Director". The New York Times. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
- ^ Georg Rudiger (February 5, 2010). "Der das Profil schärfen soll". Badische Zeitung. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
- ^ "Ivor Bolton wird Chefdirigent des Basler Sinfonieorchesters". Der Standard. June 30, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Uměleckým ředitelem a šéfdirigentem Filharmonie Brno je Dennis Russell Davies. Světoznámý umělec povede orchestr od příští sezony" (Press release). Brno Philharmonic. September 27, 2017. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Dennis Russell Davies bleibt bis 2027 Chefdirigent" (Press release). MDR. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ William Robin (January 27, 2017). "Philip Glass Celebrates His 80th Birthday With an 11th Symphony". New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ Anne Midgette (February 24, 2017). "At 80, America's most famous composer remains a maverick. The man who's conducted his 11 symphonies talks about why". Washington Post. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
External links
- Official website (in English and German)
- Dr Raab & Dr Böhm Künstleragentur agency biography of Dennis Russell Davies
- 2 interviews with Dennis Russell Davies, January 6, 1982 & December 8, 1987