Collaborators
David Hansen
David Hansen was born in Sydney and studied with Andrew Dalton at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. In 2004 he made his European debut at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in Purcell’s ‘Dido and Aeneas’. Shortly thereafter he debuted in the UK with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under Emmanuelle Haïm and performed the title role in Handel’s […]
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Christophe Rousset
Christophe Rousset grew up in Aix-en-Provence and developed an interest in the harpsichord during his early teens. He studied at the Schola Cantorum in Paris under Huguette Dreyfus and from 1980 to 1983 attended the Royal Conservatory at the Hague under Bob van Asperen. In 1983 Rousset won first prize at the Seventh International Harpsichord […]
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Chen Yi
A prolific composer, Chen Yi blends Chinese and Western traditions, transcending cultural and musical boundaries. She holds a BA and MA in music composition from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and received her DMA from Columbia University. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005. Yi’s music has been […]
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Music in the Summer Air Festival 2011
The 2011 Music in the Summer Air Festival (MISA), co-chaired by Maestros Long Yu (Music Director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra) and Charles Dutoit (Music Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra), was held at the Shanghai Culture Square and the Shanghai Oriental Art Center from July 31st to August 13th. As well as traditional classical works, the 2011 MISA offered […]
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Leonard Slatkin
Leonard Slatkin’s recordings have earned seven Grammys and 64 nominations. Since his debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1974, he has led virtually all major orchestras in the US and recorded with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and, in Europe, ensembles in London, Munich, Paris, Prague, Stockholm […]
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Fang Fenglei
Fang Fenglei is the founder and chairman of Hopu Investment Management Co and Chairman of Goldman Sachs Gaohua Securities. Previously, he served as deputy chief executive of China International Capital Corporation (CICC), Chief Executive Officer of BOC International Holdings Ltd and Chief Executive Officer of ICEA Finance Holdings Limited. Fang has served in the Ministry […]
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Charles Fabius
A graduate of the Royal Academy Utrecht (musicology and theatre history), Fabius co-founded the Paris Opera school for young singers in 1979 before being appointed artistic program director at the Paris Grand Opera in 1983. In the 1990s he ran a prominent artist management agency in Paris and was decorated Chevalier des Arts et des […]
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Alicia B Adams
Alicia B Adams joined the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1992, first serving as special assistant to the chairman, James Wolfensohn. She worked with him to articulate, coordinate and oversee implementation of the center’s programmes and policies. For the past decade, Adams’ role at the center has been producing and presenting in the […]
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BBC Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Symphony Orchestra has played a central role at the heart of British musical life since its inception in 1930. It provides the backbone of the BBC Proms with around a dozen concerts each year, including the First and Last Nights, and is Associate Orchestra of the Barbican. The BBC SO has a strong commitment to […]
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Nick Dear
Nick was playwright in residence at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester in 1987, and at the University of Essex in 1985. He collaborated with Peter Brook on the development of Qui est là? (Bouffes du Nord, Paris 1996). He now lives with his family in London. Nick Dear’s plays include Lunch in Venice (NT Connections, 2005); Power (NT, 2003); The Villains’ Opera (NT, […]
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Northern Ireland Opera
NI Opera, based at Belfast’s historic Grand Opera House, has a mission to provide the highest-quality opera to the widest possible audience. With a philosophy of excellence and risk-taking underpinned by an imaginative programming policy and first-rate casting, NI Opera is committed to opera as a unique art form. By keeping ticket-prices affordable, and through […]
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Oliver Mears
Oliver read English and History at Oxford University. He began his career assisting playwright Howard Barker, before going on to work at the Kings Head, Islington (directing productions of Judith, Creditors and The Lesson) and in opera, working on productions in London (ENO, ROH), Leeds, Milan, Copenhagen, Tokyo, and Basel. As Artistic Director of Second Movement Opera, Oliver directed many […]
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Simon Lima Holdsworth
Simon Lima Holdsworth trained at Wimbledon School of Art, London and the Maastricht. Designs for opera and musical theatre include Orpheus in the Underworld, Scottish Opera/Northern Ireland Opera; Die Fledermaus and The Merry Widow, Hyogo Performing Arts Centre, Japan; Tosca, Northern Ireland Opera; Don Giovanni, Ekaterinburg State Theatre, Russia; Gianni Schicchi and La Notte di un Nevrastenico, Theater […]
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Nicholas Chalmers
Nicholas conducts productions for Northern Ireland Opera, is the artistic director of Nevill Holt Opera and is artistic director of Second Movement Opera Company. He is the Guest Chorus Master of the Philharmonia Chorus and Guest Conductor of the Orchestra of the City. He studied music at Oxford University and conducting at the Piacenza Conservatoire. From 2003 […]
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National Children’s Choir of China
The Children and Young Women’s Chorus of the China National Symphony Orchestra, also known as the National Children’s Choir of China, was founded in 1983 by Yang Hongnian, a renowned music educator and conductor. In the past 25 years, under the training of Professor Yang, the chorus has accumulated more than 1000 songs and over 600 performances. […]
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Guan Xia
Guan Xia is a celebrated Chinese contemporary composer. He graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music in 1985. In the 1990s, he created many popular televised musical works, including ‘Fortress Besieged’ and ‘I Love My Family’. More recently he created the Chinese opera ‘Mulan’, national opera ‘Dawn of Sorrows’ and TV series ‘Days of Passion […]
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Jean-Luc Choplin
From 1976-1980, Jean-Luc Choplin was director of the Fêtes Musicales de la Sainte Baume, where he ensured this interdisciplinary laboratory broadened its reach, allowing artists to live and work creatively in an extraordinary environment. From 1978 to 1980 he was administrator of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Lorraine. In 1980 Choplin contributed to transforming the Ballet […]
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Axel Baisch
During a legal internship concluded at the Court of Hamburg, Baisch spent three months at the Teatro alla Scala. In 1996 he was advisor to the director of the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival and, until 1999, personal assistant to the managing director of Deutsche Oper am Rhein. From 1999 to 2005 Baisch was executive director of […]
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Li Nan
Li Nan served as contributing editor of ‘Philharmonic’ magazine and presenter and music producer at China Central Television and China National Radio. He then served as the artistic director for China National Symphony Orchestra in the 1990s and, in 1995, was appointed general manager of Poly Culture and Arts, a performance planning and management group.
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Jonathan Mills
Jonathan Mills took up the post of festival director and chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival in 2006. Before this appointment he was the Vice-Chancellor’s fellow at the University of Melbourne and an artistic advisor to the new Melbourne Recital Centre and Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. His previous posts have included artistic director of the Melbourne […]
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