Jaime Martín (born 1 September 1965) is a Spanish

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and flautist.

Early life

Born in Santander, Spain, Martín began his music studies on the flute at age 8, and became a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Spain at age 13. He was a pupil of Antonio Arias in Madrid and later with Paul Verhey in The Hague. He began his career as a

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Career

Martín attained posts as principal flute with the

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, the

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and the

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,. the last post with the LPO for 3 years. He also worked regularly as a member of the

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. In 1991, he made his debut as soloist at

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with the Flute Concerto by Nielsen. He has recorded chamber music with the Gaudier Ensemble, the Brindisi String Quartet,

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and others. He is a founder member of the

Cadaqués Orchestra The Cadaqués Orchestra (''Orquesta de Cadaqués'' panish ''Orquestra de Cadaqués'' atalan is a chamber orchestra based in Cadaqués, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in 1988 to be the resident orchestra of the Cadaqués Festival, the orchestra has si ...

. In 1998, he became a flute teacher at the

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, London. Martín became chief conductor (''director titular'') of the Orquesta de Cadaqués in 2011. In July 2012, Martín became artistic adviser of the

Gävle Symphony Orchestra The Gävle Symphony Orchestra () is a symphony orchestra based in Gävle, Sweden. The orchestra is resident at the ''Gävle Konserthus'' (Gävle Concert Hall). History Founded in 1912, giving its first concert on 16 January that year, the orchest ...

. On 1 July 2013, he became the orchestra's principal conductor, with an initial contract of 4 years. In September 2015, the orchestra extended his contract through 2020. Martín had been scheduled to conclude his tenure as chief conductor of the Gävle Symphony Orchestra at the close of the 2020-2021 season. However, in the wake of the

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, the orchestra and Martín extended the scheduled date of the conclusion of his tenure by one year, into 2022. He has recorded commercially with the

for such labels as Ondine. Martín first guest-conducted the National Symphony Orchestra (Ireland) in September 2016. Following three subsequent return guest-conducting appearances, in January 2018, the National Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of Martín as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2019–2020 season, with an initial contract of three years. In August 2022, the National Symphony Orchestra announced a two-season extension of Martín's contract as its chief conductor. He concluded his NSO tenure at the close of the 2023-2024 season. In September 2017, Martín first guest-conducted the

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(LACO). On the basis of this appearance, in February 2018, the LACO named Martín its next music director, effective with the 2019–2020 season, with an initial contract of three years. In June 2021, the LACO announced an extension of Martín's contract through 2027. Martín first guest-conducted the

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(MSO) in June 2019, and returned for an additional guest-conducting appearance in February 2021. In June 2021, the MSO announced the appointment of Martín as its next chief conductor, effective in 2022. In March 2024, the MSO announced the extension of Martín's contract as chief conductor to 2028, with the addition of the title of artistic adviser. Martín has commissioned premieres of works by Ellen Reid,

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, Missy Mazzoli, Derrick Skye, Albert Schnelzer and Juan Pablo Contreras. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Music, London.

Personal life

Martín is married to Rachel Gough, principal bassoonist of the

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. The couple have two sons and live in London.

References

External links

Official home page of Jaime Martín

IMG Artists agency page on Jaime Martín

Bridge Arts Management agency page on Jaime Martín

Juan Cervantes, 'An Interview with Jaime Martin'. Primephonic website, 7 June 2017

Swedish-language Gävle Symphony Orchestra page on Jaime Martín

'Ep. 90: Jaime Martín, conductor'. Interview by Tigran Arakelyan, 29 April 2020
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