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ALAN GILBERT
Conductor
Music Director, New York Philharmonic
Conductor Laureate, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Principal Guest Conductor, NDR Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg
Alan Gilbert began his tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in September 2009, becoming the first native New Yorker to hold the post. For his inaugural season he has introduced a number of new initiatives: Composer-in-Residence Magnus Lindberg; Artist-in-Residence Thomas Hampson; an annual three-week festival; and CONTACT!, the New York Philharmonic's new-music series. This season Gilbert led the Orchestra on a major tour of Asia in October 2009, with debuts in Hanoi and Abu Dhabi; takes the musicians on a European tour in January–February 2010; and conducts world, U.S., and New York premieres. Also in the 2009-10 season, he becomes the first to hold the William Schuman Chair in Musical Studies at the Juilliard School, a position that will include coaching, conducting, and performance master classes.
Highlights of Gilbert's 2008-09 season with the New York Philharmonic included concerts as part of the citywide Leonard Bernstein festival; the World Premiere of Peter Lieberson's The World in Flower, a New York Philharmonic Commission; the New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks and Free Indoor Concerts, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer; and at the Bravo!-Vail Valley Music Festival in Colorado.
In June 2008 Gilbert was named conductor laureate of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, following his final concert as its chief conductor and artistic advisor. He has been principal guest conductor of Hamburg's NDR Symphony Orchestra (NDRSO) since 2004, and regularly conducts other leading orchestras around the world. In 2003 he was named the first music director of Santa Fe Opera, where he served for three seasons. Gilbert studied at Harvard University, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Juilliard School. In November 2008 he made his acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut conducting John Adams's Doctor Atomic.
Conductor
Music Director, New York Philharmonic
Conductor Laureate, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Principal Guest Conductor, NDR Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg
Alan Gilbert began his tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in September 2009, becoming the first native New Yorker to hold the post. For his inaugural season he has introduced a number of new initiatives: Composer-in-Residence Magnus Lindberg; Artist-in-Residence Thomas Hampson; an annual three-week festival; and CONTACT!, the New York Philharmonic's new-music series. This season Gilbert led the Orchestra on a major tour of Asia in October 2009, with debuts in Hanoi and Abu Dhabi; takes the musicians on a European tour in January–February 2010; and conducts world, U.S., and New York premieres. Also in the 2009-10 season, he becomes the first to hold the William Schuman Chair in Musical Studies at the Juilliard School, a position that will include coaching, conducting, and performance master classes.
Highlights of Gilbert's 2008-09 season with the New York Philharmonic included concerts as part of the citywide Leonard Bernstein festival; the World Premiere of Peter Lieberson's The World in Flower, a New York Philharmonic Commission; the New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks and Free Indoor Concerts, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer; and at the Bravo!-Vail Valley Music Festival in Colorado.
In June 2008 Gilbert was named conductor laureate of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, following his final concert as its chief conductor and artistic advisor. He has been principal guest conductor of Hamburg's NDR Symphony Orchestra (NDRSO) since 2004, and regularly conducts other leading orchestras around the world. In 2003 he was named the first music director of Santa Fe Opera, where he served for three seasons. Gilbert studied at Harvard University, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Juilliard School. In November 2008 he made his acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut conducting John Adams's Doctor Atomic.