Giancarlo Guerrero
Giancarlo Guerrero | |
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Born | Managua, Nicaragua |
Nationality | Costa Rican |
Education | Baylor University Northwestern University |
Occupation | Conductor |
Spouse | Shirley Guerrero[1] |
Children | 2 daughters |
Giancarlo Guerrero (born 1969) is a Costa Rican orchestra conductor, born in Nicaragua. He is the music director of the
Early life
Guerrero was born in Managua, Nicaragua.[2] He emigrated to Costa Rica,[3] where he joined the Costa Rica Youth Symphony and the Costa Rican National Symphony Orchestra.[2] He graduated from Baylor University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1991, and he earned a master's degree from Northwestern University.[2][4]
Career
Guerrero was music director of the Táchira Symphony Orchestra in Venezuela.
Guerrero became the seventh music director of the Nashville Symphony at the beginning of its 2009–2010 season.[6] He has also served as principal guest conductor of the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon.[7] From 2011 to 2016, he was the principal guest conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra Miami Residency. In June 2023, Guerrero announced his intention to conclude his tenure as music director of the Nashville Symphony at the close of the 2024-2025 season.[8]
An advocate of new music and contemporary composers, Guerrero has collaborated with and championed the works of American composers, including
In 2017, he became music director of the
Personal life
Guerrero resides in Brentwood, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville, with his wife, Shirley, and their two daughters.[3][13]
Awards
Guerrero has won six Grammy Awards in his career:[14]
- 2011: Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance for Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina
- 2012: Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for Schwantner: Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra (with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and soloist Christopher Lamb)
- 2015: Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium for Paulus: Three Places Of Enlightenment; Veil Of Tears & Grand Concerto (with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
- 2016: Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium and Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway (with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and soloist Zuill Bailey)
- 2017: Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium for Higdon: All Things Majestic (with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
- 2020: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for Rouse: Symphony No. 5 (with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
References
- ^ Klingbajl, Natalia. "NFM National Forum of Music". nfm.wroclaw.pl/en/ensembles/nfm-symphony-orchestra. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Goodrich, Terry (February 13, 2017). "Baylor Music Grad Giancarlo Guerrero Wins Multiple Grammy Awards". Baylor University. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bienen School faculty, alumnus win Grammy Awards". Bienen School of Music. Northwestern University. January 29, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Reichel, Edward (March 2, 2010). "Guerrero to substitute for ill conductor". Deseret News. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ Kevin Shihoten (September 7, 2007). "Nashville Symphony Appoints Music Director". Playbill Arts. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ "Giancarlo Guerrero appointed principal guest conductor of the Gulbenkian Orchestra". The Tennessean. November 16, 2017.
- ^ Cole Villena (June 1, 2023). "Giancarlo Guerrero to Step Down as Nashville Symphony Music Director". Nashville Scene. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "53rd Annual GRAMMY Winners Announced: Daugherty wins three". boosey.com. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "Costa Rican Giancarlo Guerrero Wins 2 Grammy awards | The Costa Rican Times". costaricantimes.com. January 29, 2018.
- ^ "NFM website (in Polish)". Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "Christoph Eschenbach is the new Artistic Director of the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic" (Press release). NFM Wrocław Philharmonic. January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Giancarlo Guerrero". GRAMMY.com. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2021.