James Feddeck is an orchestra conductor. He is Principal Conductor in Milan, Italy of Orchestra i Pomeriggi Musicali.
As a youth, Feddeck learned the piano. From 2001 to 2006, Feddeck studied oboe, organ, piano, and conducting at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He earned B.Mus. and M.Mus. degrees from Oberlin in 2005 and 2006. He was the first recipient of the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Oberlin in 2010. At the Aspen Music Festival, Feddeck was a conducting fellow from 2006 to 2008, and assistant conductor for the 2009 season. From the Aspen Festival, he received the Robert J. Harth conducting prize and the Aspen Conducting Prize.
From 2009 to 2013, Feddeck was Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra. In 2009, the Solti Foundation U.S. awarded Feddeck a career assistance grant, and in 2013, awarded him its highest honour, the Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award.
In 2020, Feddeck became Principal Conductor of Orchestra i Pomeriggi Musicali in Milan, Italy.
References
- Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk (2015-10-28). "Conductor James Feddeck inspires concert-goer to crawl on stage". The Grand Rapids Press /MLive. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ Stewart Oksenhorn (2009-07-08). "Conductor making most of his miraculous musical opportunities". The Aspen Times. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- Andrew Stewart (2016-04-18). "Meet the Maestro: James Feddeck/". Classical Music Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- "Alumni Association 2010 Awards". Oberlin College Alumni Magazine. 106 (1). November 2010. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- Lewis, Zachary (10 March 2009). "Cleveland Orchestra appoints new assistant conductor". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- Lewis, Zachary (May 30, 2013). "Cleveland Orchestra assistant conductor wins prestigious Solti Foundation conducting award". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- "Solti Foundation Honors Young American Conductor James Feddeck and More". Broadway World. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
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