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William Eddins

William Eddins (born December 9, 1964, Buffalo, New York) is an American pianist and conductor. He served as music director of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra from 2005 until 2017.

Eddins started playing piano at age 5 after his parents purchased a piano at a garage sale. He studied with

Miami, Florida.[1]

Eddins has served as Associate Conductor of the

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, and assistant to Daniel Barenboim at the Berlin State Opera. In 2000, Eddins received the Seaver Conducting Award (funded by the Seaver Institute and the National Endowment for the Arts), a triennial grant awarded to exceptionally gifted young American conductors.[2]

As a conductor, Eddins is eclectic in his preferences. A classicist in his approach to the music of

Beethoven, he usually favors North American repertoire in his programming. Music by Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin, and Antheil figure prominently in his performances. He is fascinated with the music of Lili Boulanger. Eddins has collaborated with such contemporary composers as Steve Reich, Steven Stucky, Wynton Marsalis, Oskar Morawetz, Malcolm Forsyth, Allan Gilliland, John Estacio, and Aaron Jay Kernis
.

As pianist, Eddins has recorded solo piano works by Beethoven,

Gershwin, Poulenc, Franck, Fauré and Ravel from the piano
. He produces and hosts podcasts (Classical Connections) which are dedicated to exploring classical music history.

Eddins is married to Jennifer Gerth of over twenty years, an established clarinetist and college instructor, and has two sons named Raef and Riley.[3]

Cultural offices
Preceded by Music Directors, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
2005-2017 		Succeeded by
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References

  1. ^ "William Eddins". www.esm.rochester.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  2. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  3. ^ Hambrick, Jennifer (12 February 2015). "Conductor William Eddins 6pm Sat./7pm Tues. on The American Sound". radio.wosu.org. Retrieved 2020-11-13.


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