Meet the Maestros

Mikhail Agrest - September 19, 20, 22, 25 & 28

Mikhail Agrest’s busy symphonic and operatic schedule spans the USA, Europe, Australia and the Far East. His guest conducts very widely, working with such orchestras as the Houston Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Leipzig Gewandhaus, BBC Symphony, London Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique Radio France, Copenhagen Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic and Singapore Symphony orchestras.

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Daniel Meyer - October 3, 5, 10, 11 & 13

As Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony, Music Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony, Music Director of the Asheville Symphony, and new Music Director of the Erie Philharmonic, Daniel Meyer is recognized as one of the top young conductors of his generation. In Pittsburgh, Mr. Meyer has worked closely with Mariss Jansons, Sir Andrew Davis, and Charles Dutoit, led the Pittsburgh Symphony on tour, and conducted performances with Pinchas Zukerman, Sarah Chang, and Marvin Hamlisch as soloists. With a talent for creative concerts and a passion for connecting with audiences, he led the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Symphony with a Splash, an innovative series designed for professionals, as well as a Sunday matinee series for families called Popular Classics.

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Steven Smith - November 8, 14, 15 & 17

STEVEN SMITH has served as Music Director of Santa Fe Symphony & Chorus since 1999, a period during which the orchestra has achieved numerous goals: recognized artistic growth, financial stability and enthusiastic community support. He also serves as Music Director of the Grammy Award-winning Cleveland Chamber Symphony, an ensemble devoted to the performance of contemporary music. Since summer 2004 he has conducted numerous orchestral and opera performances at the Brevard Music Festival, where he assumes the position of Director of Orchestral Activities in summer 2008.

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Marc Taddei - January 10, 16, 17 & 19

US-born New Zealand conductor Marc Taddei has been widely acclaimed for connecting with audiences through the passion and energy he brings to performances. He is sought after by every professional orchestra in New Zealand and is a frequent guest conductor of the major Australian orchestras. After success as music director of the Christchurch Symphony, in 2007 he was appointed music director of the Wellington Orchestra in New Zealand's capital city. Previous appointments included Principal Guest Conductor of the Christchurch Symphony, Associate Conductor of the Auckland Philharmonia, and Director of Orchestral Studies at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Dorian Wilson - February 6 & 8, March 6, 7 & 9

As acknowledged by the International Federation of Music Competitions, Dorian Wilson has won more prizes than any other conductor -- a total of 10. Amongst the over 100 orchestras he has conducted: Moscow Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Russian National Symphony, Tokyo Symphony, Deutsche Oper, Berliner Symphoniker (including a 9 concert tour of Spain 2006), Madrid Philharmonic and St. Petersburg Philharmonic, where he has been given the life-title "Permanent Guest Conductor".

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Arthur Post - February 20, 21, 23 & 28

Now in his sixth acclaimed season as Music Director of the San Juan Symphony, ARTHUR POST is building a reputation for groundbreaking programming that combines the great classics with music reflecting local cultures and concerns. He enjoys a distinguished record with major orchestras in the United States and Europe. During the current year he will debut with the Portland (Maine) Symphony, and return to the Monterey Symphony.

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Alastair Willis

Alastair Willis served as Resident Conductor of the Seattle Symphony from 2002-2003, after having held the post of Assistant Conductor of that orchestra since September 2000. He previously held the position of Assistant Conductor with the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras and Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra. Mr. Willis has appeared with the Chicago Symphony , the St. Louis Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, Oregon Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and San Antonio Symphony.

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Christian Knapp

Christian Knapp has performed in festivals and concerts throughout the world, conducting the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the New World Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, the Western Australia Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Civic Orchestra, among many others. He has collaborated with such renowned artists as Mstislav Rostropovich, Itzhak Perlman and Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg just to name a few.

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Arthur Fagen

Athur Fagen is a respected figure on concert and opera podiums throughout Europe and the United States. Since 2002-03, Maestro Fagen has been the Music Director of the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dortmund Opera in Germany. Additionally, Mr. Fagen has conducted the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Nuernberg Philharmonic, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Metropolitan Opera, Czech Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony, Israel Symphony Orchestra, Holland Sinfonia, Buenos Aires Philharmonic, Tokyo Philharmonic and Atlanta Opera. Arthur Fagen was first prizewinner of the "Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Conductors Competition."

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