Jader Bignamini
Jader Bignamini (born 1976 in Crema, Lombardy, Italy) is an Italian conductor and clarinetist.
As a child, Bignamini became interested in the clarinet. He formally studied music at the Conservatorio Nicolini Piacenza.[1] He joined the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi (La Verdi) as a clarinetist. He further developed his interest in conducting whilst a member of La Verdi, and became an assistant conductor of La Verdi in 2010.[2] He later became associate conductor of La Verdi. His professional debut as a conductor was at age 28.[1] He now has the title of resident conductor with La Verdi.[3] His conducting mentors have included Riccardo Chailly.
In North America, Bignamini first conducted at Santa Fe Opera in July 2015.[4] His first conducting appearance at the Metropolitan Opera was in November 2017.[5] In June 2018, Bignamini first guest-conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (BBC NOW), as an emergency substitute for Leonard Slatkin.[2] He returned to Detroit in October 2019 for a further guest-conducting engagement with the orchestra. In January 2020, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of Bignamini as its next music director, effective with the 2020-2021 season, with an initial contract of 6 seasons.[1][6] This appointment marks his first music directorship.
Bignamini and his wife Lidia, herself a clarinetist, have two children.[7] The family resides in Cremona.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Michael H. Hodges (20 January 2020). "DSO players greet new music director with riotous applause". The Detroit News. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ a b Brian McCollum (22 January 2020). "A new Detroit maestro: DSO names young Italian conductor Jader Bignamini as music director". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Michael Cooper (28 January 2020). "The Detroit Symphony Needed a Fill-In. It Found a Music Director". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ James M. Keller (5 July 2015). "Opera review: A dark and stormy night at SFO's Rigoletto". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Zachary Woolfe (3 November 2017). "Review: A Puccini Suite at the Met Strikes a Note of Desperation". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Jader Bignamini named Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra" (Press release). Detroit Symphony Orchestra. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Brian McCollum (26 April 2020). "New DSO maestro on the power of music in this moment: 'Listen so it goes into the heart'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 12 May 2020.