Andrea Quinn
Andrea Quinn | |
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Born | December 22, 1964 |
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Conductor |
Website | http://www.andreaquinn.com/ |
Andrea Quinn (born 1964)[1][2] is an English conductor.
Early life
She studied at the Royal Academy of Music and in Hungary.[3] In 1993 Quinn won the Royal Opera House’s Conduct for Dance competition, and has since then been in great demand as a ballet conductor.[4]
Career
She was music director of the Royal Ballet from 1998 to 2001 and became music director of New York City Ballet in 2001.[5] She has also conducted the English National Opera.[6]
In 2000 Quinn received a nomination for Female Artist of the Year at the Classical Brit Awards[7][4]
Andrea Quinn has conducted major orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Hallé Orchestra and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.[3]
She has worked in Australia with the Adelaide and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the NRK Radio Orchestra in Oslo, the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra and orchestras in Italy, Finland, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Paris and Toledo, Ohio.[3][2]
Earlier in her career she conducted the London Philharmonic Youth Orchestra,[1] and Fulham Symphony Orchestra.[8]
Selected recordings
- Camille Saint-Saëns, Piano concertos n°2 and n°5, Brigitte Engerer, piano - Ensemble orchestral de Paris, conducted by Andrea Quin. CD Mirare 2008
- Thierry Pécou, L'Oiseau innumérable, Ensemble orchestral de Paris, piano: Alexandre Tharaud, Harmonia Mundi n° HMC 801974, 2008
- Paul McCartney, Tuesday, London Symphony Orchestra, EMI Records
References
- ^ a b "Classical Music: Picking up the tempo in troubled times". The Independent. 27 March 1998. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Happy Birthday Andrea Quinn, 47". The Times. 22 December 2011. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Andrea Quinn | Biography | Conductor | Classical Orchestra". www.andreaquinn.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Andrea Quinn". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Bowen, José Antonio (20 November 2003). The Cambridge Companion to Conducting. Cambridge University Press. pp. 231. ISBN 9780521527910.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "The Lebrecht Weekly - A maestro need not be a mister". www.scena.org. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Charlotte Church in line for Classical Brit". BBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "History". Fulham Symphony Orchestra. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2017.