Orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Goldoni di Livorno
Conductor:
Lederhandler (Belgium)
Soloist:
Zhou Violin
(China/USA)
Programme:Alexey Shor
"Phantasms" Violin Concerto
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Sheherazade Op. 35
Alexey Shor
"Phantasms" Violin Concerto
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Sheherazade Op. 35
Eric Lederhandler
Recently appointed as Associate Conductor at Teatro Goldoni Livorno , Eric Lederhandler is now developing his musical activities in Italy (Orchestra di San Remo , Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana , Orchestra Metropolitana di Bari , .....)
Eric Lederhandler made his debut with Orchestre Philarmonique Royal de Liège in January 2020.
First foreign conductor to be appointed as Music Director with a symphonic orchestra in China, Eric Lederhandler was recently appointed to this function at the Jiangsu Symphony Orchestra (Nanking). He is nominated until March 2014. Eric Lederhandler was born in 1965 in Uccle, Belgium. After studying the piano at music school, he entered the Conservatoire of Brussels where he studied the harpsichord, chamber music and the complete study of composing and writing music. He also completed his choir conducting diploma. Eric Lederhandler attained the top level of the “Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten” under the direction of Salvador Mas Conde. This allowed him to conduct at the « Grosser Sendesaal » of the “ORF Funkhaus” (Austrian National Broadcasting Corporation) in Vienna.
In 1992, he founded the chamber orchestra “Nuove Musiche”, where he is the conductor in Belgium and overseas.
He received valuable instruction from Frank Shipway and from Yuri Simonov and regularly collaborates with the opera house “la Monnaie”, the “Opéra Royal de Wallonie”, “The Flemish Opera”, the Russian Opera House of Kazan and the Chinese Opera House in Shanghai. He was the conductor of the “Opera Mobile” and is currently the conductor in the opera production house “Idée Fixe”.
Eric Lederhandler was nominated the first chosen guest conductor at the Vidin State Philharmonic Orchestra in Bulgaria and he still collaborates with many orchestras: the Turkish Symphonic Orchestra from Adana, the Noord Nederlands Orchestra and the Limburg Symphonic Orchestra in Holland, the Sewanee Orchestra in the USA, the “Deutsche Kammerorchester” in Germany, the Liepaja Symphonic Orchestra in Lithuania, the “Czech Virtuosi” in the Czech Republic, the “Orchestre Régional de l’Ile de France”, the “Bell’Arte” Orchestra , the Philharmonic Orchestra in Monte-Carlo , the Orchestre National de Lorraine in Metz , the Oltenia Filarmonica in Craiova (Roumenia) , the Cairo Symphony Orchestra (Egypt) , the Central Philharmonic Orchestra, Beijing, the Beijing Symphonic Orchestra, the Shanghai Symphonic Orchestra, the Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chinese National Symphony Orchestra. He is regularly invited as a guest at the Conservatoire in Sichuan, China, where he conducts the orchestra and where he gives master classes in conducting. These projects are supported by the Belgian French-Speaking Community.
In Belgium, he has conducted the “Ensemble Vocal” of the RTBF and the choirs of the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels. He has collaborated as guest director with the Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonie, the Symphonic Orchestra of the Royal Conservatoire and the Belgian National Orchestra.
Nancy Zhou
Violin
Lauded as one of today's probing musical voices, Nancy Zhou harbors a robust presence that seeks to invigorate appreciation for the art and science of the violin. Her thoughtful musicianship resonates with a global audience in such a way that brings her on stage with leading orchestras around the world.
The violinist has collaborated with the Royal Stockholm, Hong Kong Philharmonics; Shanghai, and Kansas City Symphonies, among others. Alongside projects as a soloist, Nancy harbors interest in chamber music and music education. She has visited the Tanglewood, Verbier, Ravinia Festivals. The violinist devotes time to a private online studio as well, teaching students across the globe and presenting masterclasses on fundamental training and cultivating mindful awareness critical to performance.
This season, the violinist explores works outside the traditional oeuvre. Chinese composer Zhao Jiping’s first concerto will be performed with the New Jersey Symphony at the Lincoln Center. She will also appear with the Würzburg Philharmonic and return to Italy for recitals.
American-born, Nancy commenced violin studies with her father, later studying with Miriam Fried at the New England Conservatory while pursuing her interest in literature at Harvard University. She is an Associated Artist at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel as well as a former
Orchestra del Teatro Goldoni di Livorno
The staff, modulated according to needs, is mainly made up of the elements chosen through a selection organized by the theater in recent times, in which 290 musicians participated, many of whom are already part of the Orchestral Laboratory of the Fondazione Goldoni, located inside the theater from 2010 to 2014.