James Feddeck is an orchestra conductor. He is Principal Conductor in Milan, Italy of

Orchestra i Pomeriggi Musicali The Orchestra i Pomeriggi Musicali (literally, the Musical Afternoon Orchestra) is an Italian orchestra resident in Milan, at the Teatro Dal Verme. It was founded in the period immediately after the Second World War by the theatre promoter Re ...

. As a youth, Feddeck learned the piano. From 2001 to 2006, Feddeck studied oboe, organ, piano, and conducting at the

Oberlin Conservatory of Music The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is a private music conservatory in Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. It was founded in 1865 and is the second oldest conservatory and oldest continually operating conservatory in the United States. It is one of ...

. 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 The Cleveland Orchestra, based in Cleveland, is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the " Big Five". Founded in 1918 by the pianist and impresario Adella Prentiss Hughes, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at Seve ...

. 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

in Milan, Italy.

References

External links

Official website of James Feddeck

IMG Artists agency page on James Feddeck
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