Past ConductorsFarkhad Khudyev, 2010 - 2011 Farkhad Khudyev comes originally from Turkmenistan Ashgabat, where he first studied violin and composition with Zinaida Ahmedzhanova and Vera Abaeva at the Special Music School for the most gifted musicians of the country. He distinguished himself at the age of 10 as the youngest performer ever selected to play with the National Violin Ensemble of Turkmenistan and at age 12, he won a scholarship to attend the New Names Festival in Suzdal, Russia, which was sponsored by the Moscow Conservatory. He came to the United States in 2001 under a full scholarship from the Interlochen Arts Academy and then completed his Bachelor of Music degree under a full scholarship at the Oberlin Conservatory, studying with Milan Vitek and Bridget Reischl. He received his Master’s degree in orchestral conducting from the Yale School of Music, where he studied with Shinik Hahm.
Mr. Khudyev is the winner of the coveted Grand Prize and the Golden Medal of the National Fischoff Chamber Music Competition in 2007 as the member of Prima Trio. He has toured around the United States and Europe receiving highly acclaimed reviews both as a violinist and composer. He is a recipient of the honorable mention from the 2004 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer awards, held at New York’s Lincoln Center, for his symphonic work Turkmenistan. In June 2006, he won a prize and at the 30th Annual Glenn Miller Competition. His other awards include the Neil Rabaut Composition Prize, winner of Yale School of Music's 2010 Chamber Music Competition and debut performances of his trio “Fleeting Miniatures” at the Tribeca New Music Festival in New York.
Mr. Khudyev has served as the assistant conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale and New Music New Haven ensemble as well as the guest conductor of the Yale Symphony Orchestra. Currently, Mr. Khudyev serves as the Music Director of the Saybrook Orchestra and the principal guest conductor of the Ashgabat Chamber Orchestra.
Adrian Slywotzky, 2007 - 2010
Adrian Slywotzky conducted the New Haven Chamber Orchestra from fall 2007 through summer 2010. He also conducted the Yale Medical Symphony and served as the interim conductor of the Greater New Haven Youth Orchestra during the 2008-2009 season. Since 2005, Adrian has been on the conducting staff of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and has taught at the Elm City ChamberFest since its inception. As a violinist, Adrian has participated in festivals including Tanglewood Music Center, California Summer Music, and the Norfolk Contemporary Music Festival. Adrian holds a BA in Architecture from Yale College; as an undergraduate, he conducted the Jonathan Edwards Chamber Players and the Berkeley College Orchestra. He earned his MM in Violin Performance from the Yale School of Music, where he studied with Wendy Sharp. He is currently pursuing a MM in conducting from the Yale School of Music.
Gordon Emerson, 2004 - 2007
The late Gordon Emerson dedicated his life to creation and performance of music and had been widely influential in the New Haven music scene as a professional percussionist, conductor and composer. He was the principal percussionist of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra for over 30 years. He also founded and conducted the New Haven Brass Ensemble and the New Haven Percussion Ensemble. Emerson was dedicated to enhancing the musical culture and amateur musicians of New Haven. He was the conductor of the Civic Orchestra of New Haven for 37 years. He founded the NHCO in 2004 and was its musical director until June 2007. |
|
