Christian Baldini
csbaldini@ucdavis.edu |
Christian Baldini's work as a conductor and composer has gathered recognition in several International Competitions around the world including the Seoul International Competition for Composers (South Korea, 2005), the Tribune of Music (UNESCO, 2005), the Ossia International Competition (Rochester, NY - 2008), the Daegu Chamber Orchestra International Competition (South Korea, 2008) and the Sao Paulo Orchestra International Conducting Competition (OSESP - Brazil, 2006). His music has been performed in festivals and venues throughout Europe, South America, North America and Asia by orchestras and ensembles including the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de Lorraine (France), Southbank Sinfonia (London), New York New Music Ensemble, Daegu Chamber Orchestra (South Korea), Chronophonie Ensemble (Freiburg), the American Brass Quintet, the Barton Workshop (Amsterdam), the Kreisler Ensemble (London) and the Illegal Harmony Ensemble (Scotland). Mr. Baldini has worked with orchestras and ensembles including the Sao Paulo Orchestra (OSESP), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica de Concepcion, Royal National Scottish Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica de Mar del Plata, Orquesta Sinfonica de Tucuman, Penn State Philharmonic, Slee Sinfonietta and the Genova Ensemble. He regularly guest conducts in South America, England (Aldeburgh Festival) and the USA. Most recently he was invited by Leonard Slatkin to conduct the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, where he also served as a cover conductor. Last year he conducted Britten’s opera The Rape of Lucretia for the Aldeburgh Festival in England, founded by Britten in 1947. For more information about Prof. Baldini, please visit christianbaldini.info. |
Dumas awarded Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher Award