Gianandrea Noseda

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Gianandrea Noseda (born 1964 in Milan) is an Italian conductor. He studied piano, composition and conducting in Milan. His further conducting studies have been with Donato Renzetti, Myung-Whun Chung and Valery Gergiev.

Gergiev invited him to be Principal Guest Conductor at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg in 1997.

He was later appointed Principal Conductor of the Orquestra de Cadaqués, as well as Principal Guest Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and Artistic Director of the Settimane Musicali di Stresa e del Lago Maggiore Festival in Italy.

In December 2001, Noseda was named Principal Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic[1]. He assumed the post in September 2002. In October 2006, Noseda extended his contract for another two years and his title was changed to Chief Conductor.[2]

Noseda conducts both symphonic and opera works. He has conducted recordings for the Chandos label.

He participated in a BBC Radio 3 project which made live performances in Manchester of all nine symphonies of Beethoven available for download.

Preceded by
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Chief Conductor, BBC Philharmonic
2002–
Succeeded by
incumbent

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