Untitled - The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Matthew Kraemer, associate conductor
Recognized for his “musical sensitivity” and “energized
sense of interpretation,” conductor Matthew Kraemer is
quickly gaining notice for his inspired performances and
innovative programming. Mr. Kraemer currently serves as
associate conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
and in this role appears on each of the orchestra’s major
series in addition to leading the orchestra’s award-winning
education and community engagement programs.
Upcoming season highlights include performances with
fiddler and composer Mark O’Connor, jazz trumpeter
Chris Botti, pianist Jamie Parker, and tour performances
with Tony award-winner Idina Menzel. He additionally
appears as guest conductor with Canada’s Mississauga
Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic, the Butler County
Symphony, and returns to the Jacksonville Symphony
Orchestra for multiple performances.
Recipient of the distinguished Herbert von Karajan Conducting Fellowship and the
Bruno Walter Career Development Grant, Mr. Kraemer served a residency with the
Vienna Philharmonic at the Salzburg Music Festival during the summer of 2006.
His numerous guest conducting engagements have included appearances with the
symphony orchestras of Akron, Asheville, Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Hartford,
Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Nashville, North Carolina, Spokane, St. Louis, and
Virginia, the Reno Chamber Orchestra, and in Europe with the Vidin Philharmonic
and the Orquesta de Cadaqués. He has served as conductor for Broadway
superstar Idina Menzel’s numerous symphony engagements nationwide and he has
also collaborated with many other leading artists, including Awadagin Pratt, the Los
Angeles Guitar Quartet, Philippe Quint, Jennifer Koh, Ben Folds, Chris Botti, and
Richard Stolzman. He recently conducted the BPO to considerable acclaim when
internationally renowned superstar Lang Lang performed Tchaikovsky’s First Piano
Concerto at Kleinhans Music Hall.
Prior to his appointment in Buffalo, Mr. Kraemer completed a highly successful, threeyear
tenure as associate conductor of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. He has held
positions with the Akron Symphony and the Akron Youth Symphony, having led the
AYS into its 50th anniversary season with a performance in Carnegie Hall.
An Indiana native, Mr. Kraemer is a graduate of Butler University and the University of
Nevada, Reno. He studied conducting in Vienna, Austria with Salvador Mas Conde
and was twice a fellowship conductor at the American Academy of Conducting
at Aspen. His conducting teachers include David Zinman, Robert Spano, Stanley
DeRusha, and Jorma Panula. An accomplished violinist in his own right, he was a
member of the Nightingale String Quartet. Fluent in German and French, his principal
violin teachers include Phillip Ruder, Herbert Greenberg, and Larry Shapiro. When
he is not performing, Mr. Kraemer enjoys cooking, running, and reading. He and
his wife Megan reside in Buffalo, NY.
For more information on Mr. Kraemer, visit his website at www.matthewkraemer.com.
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