Eugene Tzigane

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Eugene Tzigane at the Fitelberg Competition

Eugene Tzigane (b. 1981) is an American conductor who is currently Chief Conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra) of Herford, Germany.[1]

Born in Tokyo, Tzigane studied with James DePriest at the Juilliard School, and graduated in 2007 with a Master of Music in orchestral conducting.[2] He later studied with Jorma Panula at the Royal College of Music, in Stockholm. His awards include the Grand Prize at the 2007 International Fitelberg Competition in Katowice, Poland, and the Second Prize at both the Sir Georg Solti Competition in Frankfurt, Germany and the International Lovro von Matačić Competition[3] in Zagreb, Croatia.

Tzigane first guest-conducted the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie in October 2009. In December of that year, he was named the orchestra's next Chief Conductor, effective with the 2010-2011 season.[4] [5] His initial contract is for 4 years.[6] He was named Principal Guest Conductor of the Pomerian Philharmonic Orchestra (Filharmonia Pomorska) in Bydgoszcz, Poland, in October 2009.

Tzigane is the son of a Japanese mother and an American father.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Ruth Matthies (2010-03-04). "'Nur Kultur und Bildung führen uns aus der Krise'". Zeitung Westfalen-Blatt (in German). Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
  2. ↑ "Alumni News, February 2008" (Press release). Juilliard School. February 2008. Retrieved 2010-07-05. 
  3. ↑ "Alumni News, December 2007" (Press release). Juilliard School. December 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-05. 
  4. ↑ "Eugene Tzigane zum Chefdirigenten der Nordwestdeutschen Philharmonie berufen" (Press release) (in German). Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-06. 
  5. ↑ Thomas Dohna (2009-12-15). "Ein Hauch von Nelsons Charisma". Mindener Tageblatt (in German). Retrieved 2010-07-05. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Anke Groenewold (2010-04-30). "Eugene Tzigane neuer Chefdirigent der Nordwestdeutschen Philharmonie in Herford". Neue Westfäliche (in German). Retrieved 2010-07-05. 

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