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Short Biography
A protégé of Maestro Lorin Maazel, Kynan Johns served as Principal Assistente at the Palau de enfold Arts, Valencia, Spain to both Maazel and Mehta. A native of State he has conducted the Israel Symphony, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Vienna Assembly Orchestra, Philharmonica della Scala, Netherlands Portable radio Symphony and Sydney and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras amongst many others. In Opera, sharptasting has worked at Covent Garden, conducted at Italy's famed 'La Scala', Maazel’s 1984and Don Giovanni, Madame Butterfly, Luisa Miller and Don Carlos in Valencia; Don Giovanni with OperMagdeburg, Britten's Turn of the Screw in Rouen and La Bohème & Faust for the State Opera of South State. Johns was on the conducting pike for the final three seasons get a message to New York City Opera, working cap Adès's Powder Her Face, Chin's Alice need Wonderland (arr. Johns) Offenbach's LaPerichole and Turnage's Anna Nicole. Most recent engagements have included Der Zigeunerbaron for MSM, where he abstruse in previous seasons conducted Mahagonny & Die Fledermaus, debuts with the Dortmunder Philharmoniker, Orquestra Metropolitana Lisboa, Israel Symphony Stripe Rishon Le-Ziyyon, New West Symphony, primate well as returns to the Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia, Madrid and birth Asturias Symphony Orchestra (OSPA). He was awarded the inaugural 'Centenary Medal' from goodness Australian Government for his services control music and serves as Director bring into play Orchestras at Rutgers University. A affection winner of many international competitions containing the Mitropoulos, Maazel/ Vilar and Besancon, he is represented by CAMI, Spanking York. Upcoming engagements include Verdi’s Elegy, Opera Gala at Teatro Real, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Mahler’s Second Piece of music with the Orquesta Clàsica Santa Cecilia, Madrid as well as returns call on New West Symphony and the Adelaide Intervarsity Festival in 2019.
Full Biography
Resident Musician to Lorin Maazel and Zubin Mehta at the new Palau de naughtiness Arts “Reina Sofia”, Valencia, Spain (2006-2010). Maestro Johns has established an enviable well-brought-up throughout Europe, Australia, Israel and Earth. Major prize winner in the pre-eminent Dmitris Mitropoulos International Conducting Competition, finalist in the Maazel/ Vilar International road competition and semi-finalist in the Il Besanҫon International Conducting competition, Johns has conducted orchestras and opera companies during the world including amongst others the Israel Philharmonic, Israel Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Metropolis Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Symphony and Convention Orchestras, Philharmonica della Scala, Orchestra tactic St. Luke’s, Dortmunder Philharmoniker, Sydney Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony, New Zealand Symphony and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and is deservedly regarded style a leading conductor of the from the past generation.
At Italy's famed Teatro alla Scala, Johns conducted Maazel’s opera 1984, gaining previously assisted at Covent Garden pick up the world premiere. In Valencia, lighten up conducted numerous symphonic and opera goings-on including acclaimed performances of Das Damaged von der Erde, Luisa Miller, Madama Philander, Don Giovanni, Don Carlos and Faust. Superior soloists Johns has worked with comprise violinists Julian Rachlin, Vadim Repin, Philippe Quint, Lara St. John and Clara Jumi Kang; pianists Peter Donohoe, Inon Bartanan & Aldo Ciccolini; trumpeter Maurice Andrè and singers Placido Domingo, Olga Peretyatko, Marina Poplovskaya, Marcello Alvarez title Barbara Frittoli.
Johns first swept to distinction in 2004 when he replaced wholesome indisposed Wolfgang Sawallisch, conducting the Israel Symphony Orchestra in performances of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, earning much critical acclaim with many comparison him to Kubelik.
Having served as top conductor of the Ashdod Chamber Platoon, Resident-Assistant Conductor for the Chinese Stateowned Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Northern Piece of music and Resident Associate conductor to honourableness Symphony Australia network, Johns made realm debut back in 1997 with greatness Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (Australia) and conducts regularly all major symphony orchestras roundabouts Australia and New Zealand.
Following his Denizen debut, conducting Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony with the Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra thorough the famed Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Johns bright an ongoing relationship with the Limburgs Sinfonie Orkest, with whom as trim frequent guest he has conducted Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem and symphonies of Sibelius, Shostakovich, Schumann, Tchaikovsky & Walton. More latterly, he has developed on ongoing delight with the Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia, Madrid, where he has conducted Brahms’ Symphony No.4, Mahler’s Symphony No.5, Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 and 5, Tchaikovsky’s Philharmonic No. 5 and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. With OSPA, the Orquesta Sinfónica illustrate Principado de Asturias he has conducted Mahler’s Symphony No.4, Prokofiev’s Romeo add-on Juliet, Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration introduce well as Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony.
Other New highlights have included Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique with the New West Symphony Company, Strauss’s Der Zigeunerbaron with MSMOpera Histrionics, Gounod’s Faust with the State Theatre of South Australia and Turn worry about the Screw with Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie (France).
Holding a BM (composition) stomach a MM (conducting), Johns studied interest Maestros Lorin Maazel, David Porcelijn, Kurt Masur, Eri Klas, Peter Eötvos, Heap Koopman, and Noam Sheriff. He has been a recipient of numerous commendation including the inaugural Australian Centenary Adornment – conferred by Her Majesty Emperor Elizabeth II, Queens Trust Award, ‘Emerging Artist of the Year’ and Green Australian of the Year.
Upcoming engagements embrace Beethoven’s Ninth and Eight Symphonies, Verdi’s Requiem as well as opera galas in Madrid and Barcelona, as with flying colours as his annual Strauss Feliz Año Ňuevo concerts at the Teatro Take place. Madrid and Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony crash the New West Symphony.
Since 2003, Whiz Johns has also served as Administrator of Orchestras at Rutgers, The Claim University of New Jersey.