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Classics 2012-2013 Biographies - The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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Romantic Treasures<br />

Sat, Dec. 1, 8pm<br />

Sun, Dec. 2, 2:30pm<br />

Sarah Ioannides, conductor<br />

Zuill Bailey, cello<br />

MENDELSSOHN Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream<br />

HAYDN Cello Concerto No. 1, in C major<br />

SCHUBERT Symphony in B minor, “Unfinished”<br />

BORODIN Polovtzian Dances from Prince Igor<br />

malpert@cami.com<br />

CAMI, Mark Alpert<br />

212-­‐841-­‐9568<br />

http://www.sarahioannides.net/<br />

Hailed by the New York Times as a conductor with “unquestionable strength and authority,” Sarah Ioannides' dynamic energy and<br />

presence on the podium has won praise from audiences and critics alike for her fresh ideas, original programs and exciting<br />

performances. Currently Music Director of the Spartanburg <strong>Philharmonic</strong> <strong>Orchestra</strong> since 2005, Ioannides also served as Music<br />

Director for the El Paso Symphony <strong>Orchestra</strong> from 2005-­‐2011. As such she has introduced compelling new multi-­‐media<br />

productions, commissioned world premieres, developed educational programs and enriched the orchestras? repertoire with<br />

numerous first time performances. Her dedication to develop and sustain an enthusiastic audience for classical music has attracted<br />

new generations of music lovers bearing a powerful impact on the cities' cultural quality.<br />

Maintaining an active guest conducting schedule, her engagements span five continents. Notable recent American engagements<br />

include the Rochester <strong>Philharmonic</strong> <strong>Orchestra</strong>, North Carolina Symphony, Chattanooga Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony <strong>Orchestra</strong>,<br />

and Annapolis Symphony. Ioannides has conducted many orchestras in Europe with highlights including the <strong>Orchestra</strong> Nationale de<br />

Lyon, Flemish Radio <strong>Orchestra</strong>, Gothenburg Symphony, Cyprus State <strong>Orchestra</strong>, Västerås Sinfonietta, Wurttembergisches<br />

Kammerorchester Heilbronn and the Nordic Chamber <strong>Orchestra</strong>. Notable South American and Asian engagements include the<br />

Simon Bolivar Youth <strong>Orchestra</strong> and Orquesta Sinfonica Municipal de Caracas, and Daejeon <strong>Philharmonic</strong>. She has also appeared in<br />

special engagements with the Los Angeles <strong>Philharmonic</strong>, the New World Symphony and the London Symphony <strong>Orchestra</strong>.<br />

In 2009 Ioannides was named in the Los Angeles Times as one of six female conductors breaking the glass podium. Noted in the<br />

New York Times as part of “a new wave of female conductors in their late 20’s through early 40’s,” Ioannides is the recipient of<br />

numerous prizes and scholarships. Highlights include: a Fulbright Scholarship, Women’s Conducting Grant from the League of<br />

American <strong>Orchestra</strong>s, <strong>The</strong> Kenneth Tyghe Memorial Prize (Audience Prize) as a finalist in the Leeds Conducting Competition, the<br />

Bruno Walter Assistant Conductor Chair; one of two awards presented by the Bruno Walter Foundation in the United States during<br />

the 2003-­‐2004 season, the Presser Award from the Curtis Institute and the Janet Watson Prize from Oxford University and the<br />

JoAnn Falletta award for the most promising female conductor.<br />

Her recent recording with <strong>The</strong> Royal <strong>Philharmonic</strong> <strong>Orchestra</strong> and violinist Lara St. John was released to great critical acclaim and<br />

reviewed by Gramophone music magazine commenting “directed with panache by Sarah Ioannides”. <strong>The</strong> disc features the Suite<br />

from the Red Violin by John Corigliano and two world premiers, including the Australian composer, Matthew Hindson’s Violin<br />

Concerto.<br />

Ioannides was appointed as Assistant Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony <strong>Orchestra</strong> from 2002 through 2004 under Music<br />

Director Paavo Jarvi, and served as the Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Youth <strong>Orchestra</strong>. Prior to that appointment<br />

Ioannides was Assistant Conductor to Academy Award winning composer Tan Dun touring Japan, China, Hong Kong, Russia, France,<br />

Germany, Sweden, the USA and the UK. As such, she conducted the Gothenburg Symphony <strong>Orchestra</strong>, the BBC Concert <strong>Orchestra</strong>,<br />

the Flemish Radio <strong>Orchestra</strong>, BBC Symphony <strong>Orchestra</strong>, London Sinfonietta and the Oregon Bach Festival. Sarah Ioannides was the<br />

choir director for the RIAS Kammerchor and production coordinator for the world premiere performance of Tan Dun’s Water<br />

Passion after St. Matthew and at the request of Tan Dun, she conducted his Water Passion in Perth, Australia as the first conductor<br />

to perform this work other than the composer.<br />

In the field of opera, Ioannides led the European premiere of Stephen Paulus’ <strong>The</strong> Woodlanders, garnering acclaim from the Times,<br />

<strong>The</strong> Guardian, <strong>The</strong> Independent and <strong>The</strong> Telegraph in the UK. Additional production highlights include the works of Mozart, Britten<br />

and Offenbach, as well as numerous collaborations with opera companies and festivals worldwide. Opera-­‐Opera depicted

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