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Academy Festival Orchestra: Strauss and Akiho

Academy Festival Orchestra: Strauss and Akiho

Witness the raw power and nuanced beauty of a full symphony orchestra as it transforms into a surging ocean, a cosmic meditation, or a hypnotic dance. Be moved as monumental works, led by today’s top conductors, are performed by tomorrow’s stars.

Program

David Danzmayr conductor

ANDY AKIHO Sculptures with Mosher Guest Artist ANDY AKIHO percussion (Music Academy co-commission)

RICHARD STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra

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David Danzmayr

conductor

ABOUT

Described by The Herald as "extremely good, concise, clear, incisive and expressive," David Danzmayr is widely regarded as one of the most talented and exciting European conductors of his generation.

Danzmayr is Music Director Designate of the Oregon Symphony, starting his tenure there in the 2021-22 season. He holds the title of Honorary Conductor of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, where he was serving as Chief Conductor in prior seasons. In addition David is Music Director of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. Previously David Danzmayr had served as Music Director of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra in Chicago.

Danzmayr has quickly become a sought after guest conductor for orchestras around the globe, having worked with the Symphonies of Minnesota, Indianapolis, Detroit, Houston, North Carolina, San Diego, Colorado, Utah, Milwaukee and New Jersey, the Pacific Symphony, Chicago Civic Orchestra, and in Europe the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Mozarteum Orchester, Essener Philharmoniker, Hamburger Symphoniker, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Salzburg Chamber Philharmonic, Bruckner Orchester Linz, and the Radio Symphony Orchestras of Vienna and Stuttgart to name a few.

David frequently appears in the world´s major concert halls, such as the Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg, Usher Hall Edinburgh and the Symphony Hall in Chicago. He also served as Assistant Conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

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Andy Akiho

composer, percussion

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Called “trailblazing” by the Los Angeles Times, Andy Akiho is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and five-time GRAMMY®-nominated composer whose bold works unravel intricate and unexpected patterns while constantly breaking the boundaries of classical music. Sought by leading orchestras and ensembles around the world, Akiho has earned international acclaim for his sweeping, large-scale compositions that highlight the theatricality of live performance.

His latest work, Nisei, is a powerful new concerto written for acclaimed cellist — and longtime collaborator — Jeffrey Zeigler. The piece, which honors the pair’s musical partnership as well as shared heritage (both are half Japanese) headlined this year’s Sun Valley Music Festival, with highly anticipated upcoming performances by Oregon Symphony, Bozeman Symphony, and ProMusica.

Also a virtuosic steel pannist, Akiho has a deeply physical relationship with playing, which undoubtedly informs his compositions. His style is also shaped by his unique path as a composer: having spent most of his 20s playing steel pan by ear in Trinidad and New York City, Akiho only began writing music at age 28.

Born in 1979 in Columbia, SC, Akiho is based in Portland, OR, and New York City.

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