Hobart Earle

Hobart Earle (born 20 December 1960) is a Venezuelan-born conductor of American descent and People's Artist of Ukraine recipient.

Education

Hobart Earle was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. He attended Gordonstoun School in Scotland [1] and Princeton University[2] in New Jersey. He also attended the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria.[3] At Princeton, he studied composition and music theory with Milton Babbitt, Edward Cone, Claudio Spies, and Paul Lansky. During his years in Vienna he was a member of the Vienna Singverein, and took part in performances and recordings under Herbert von Karajan, Lorin Maazel and many others.

Conductor

He became known for conducting the Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra in the Odessa Philharmonic Theater for which he was honored with the title People's Artist of Ukraine. He elevated the orchestra to a position of international prominence, appearing in such concert halls in Europe as Barbican Centre, Beethovenhalle of Germany, Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Musikverein, National Auditorium of Madrid the Great Halls of both Moscow and Saint Petersburg Conservatories and in the United States at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Carnegie Hall, Symphony Center, Davies Hall and the United Nations General Assembly. As a guest conductor, he appeared with such as orchestras in Europe as Vienna Chamber and Tonkünstler Orchestra, the Noord Nederlands Orkest in the Netherlands, the Krakow Philharmonic and Sinfonia Iuventus in Poland, the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa and Athens State Symphony, Orchestra della Toscana and Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana in Italy and in the United States with such orchestras as Buffalo and Florida Philharmonic Orchestras, the Orchestra Nova San Diego and North Carolina Symphony, to name a few.[4] In Asia, he has been a guest of the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Southeast Asian Youth Orchestra.

His festival credits include the Bregenz, Budapest, and Lugano Spring Festivals as well as Perth International and Nuits Musicales du Suquet in Cannes, among others. At the Greek National Opera[4] in Athens, he conducted new productions of The Snow Queen and Don Quixote.

While conducting the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation in Moscow he received a message on June 27, 2013 that the President of Ukraine had signed a decree naming him People's Artist of Ukraine. Thereafter he had an interview with Kievan American Embassy where he talked about his friendship with Bohdan Stupka.[5]

Earle speaks six languages.[6]

Recordings and awards

He has recorded works by such composers as Mykola Kolessa, Myroslav Skoryk, Yevhen Stankovych and Reinhold Gliere that were not previously recorded. He also conducted world premiere recordings of compositions by Henry Gilbert, George Whitefield Chadwick,[7] Theodor Berger, Miguel del Aguila, and Igor Raykhelson.

His recordings were released on such labels as Naxos, Albany, ASV Records and Toccata Classics. Earle's performance of Tchaikovsky’s 5th symphony, recorded live in concert by Austrian broadcaster ORF in Vienna's Musikverein, was awarded Best Classical Album in California in 2002,[8] and his live recording of Myroslav Skoryk’s 75th birthday concerts was selected for the "Chairman's Choice 2014 - Klaus Heymann's Favorite Naxos Releases."[9]

In 2003, in conjunction with leading newspapers in Ukraine, the Russian Cosmonaut Association named a star in the Perseus (constellation) as "Hobart Earle". [10]

Earle was named one of 30 "Professionals of the Year" by Musical America in 2014.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Hobart Earle: Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, The Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra". The Jüdische Kulturbund Project. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Ruderman, Anne. "Hobart Earle, conductor". Princeton University. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Hahn, Lucinda (1996). "Maestro of Their Dreams". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Hobart Earle". Odessa Philharmonic Theater. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ Emma Hutchins (August 8, 2013). "Interview with Hobart Earle, the First American and Newest People’s Artist of Ukraine". U.S. Embassy Kyiv. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ Anstead, Alicia. "Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra". Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Ledbetter, Steven. "Happy Decision, Odess Philharmonic Concert in Worcester". The Boston Musical Intelligencer. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Just Plain Folks 2002 Music Awards Album Winners". Just Plain Folks. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Heyman, Klaus. "Chairman's Choice 2014". Naxos.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "A star of the magnitude 10 in Perseus was named Hobart Earle". Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  11. ↑ Feder, Susan. "MA 30 Profiles in Courage: Hobart Earle". Musical America Worldwide. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

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