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"...a conductor who knows exactly what he wants..."
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In the U.S. and Europe, Jed Gaylin is praised for performances characterized by insight, powerful sound, clear baton work, expansive phrasing, and conviction. As Hopkins Symphony Orchestra Music Director, he has forged a strong bond between the HSO and Baltimore life since 1993. Now in his 15th season, Mr. Gaylin has given the HSO a reputation for possessing the precision, artistry, and zeal to bring musically and intellectually stimulating concerts to life. The orchestra has been chosen for repeat engagements with violinist Hilary Hahn, and has been commissioning new works since 1992, many from Maryland-based composers. Mr. Gaylin’s special ability to excite young listeners about music makes HSO’s annual kids’ concert a hit.
A much sought-after guest conductor abroad, Mr. Gaylin has performed repeatedly with the Academia del Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona, Spain) and with the Sibiu State Philharmonic as well as with the Bucharest Radio Orchestra (Romania), the Shanghai Conservatory Orchestra (China), the Lodz Philharmonic and Pomorska Philharmonic (Poland), the Gnessin Institute Orchestra and Moscow Chamber Symphony (Russia), and the Orquesta Sinfonica de Guanajuato (Mexico). In Baltimore, he conducted Opera Vivente’s 2006 production of Rigoletto. His 2007-08 season engagements include the Orvieto Festival Orchestra (Italy), the National Film and Radio Philharmonic in Beijing, the Nashua Symphony Orchestra (New Hampshire), and a return to Opera Vivente in March to conduct the American premiere of Jonathan Dove’s Tobias and the Angel.
Since 1997, Mr. Gaylin has also been Music Director of the acclaimed Bay-Atlantic Symphony in New Jersey, where he is credited with forging a formidable ensemble. Mr. Gaylin also holds the post of Principal Conductor of the prestigious Cape May Music Festival, where the Bay-Atlantic Symphony has been orchestra in residence since 2003. He served as the Sibiu State Philharmonic’s (Romania) Principal Guest Conductor from 2002-06, and was just named Principal Guest Conductor of the National Film and Radio Philharmonic in Beijing (NFRP).
In 2004, National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition featured an in-depth profile of the Bay-Atlantic Symphony, airing selections from a live performance of Petrouchka and Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 to four million listeners. Other radio broadcasts include the Voice of America throughout Europe and the former Soviet Union, a 2003 Bay-Atlantic Symphony performance aired repeatedly on NPR, an all-Schubert concert with the Bucharest Radio Orchestra, played nationally in Romania, and a televised broadcast of a performance with the NFRP.
Mr. Gaylin has received numerous conducting awards. He was chosen to work with Leonard Slatkin and the National Symphony in the first National Conducting Institute. Other awards include a National Endowment for the Arts grant, a Conducting Fellowship at the Aspen Music Festival, the Presser Music Award, and membership in the National Musical Honors Society.
Mr. Gaylin earned both a Bachelor of Music in piano and a Master of Music in conducting at the Oberlin Conservatory, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in conducting at the Peabody Conservatory. His conducting teachers have included Frederik Prausnitz, Jahja Ling, Murry Sidlin, Paul Vermel, and Michel Singher, and, for piano, Lydia Frumkin. Mr. Gaylin lives in Baltimore with his wife, writer Lia Purpura, their son, and a new puppy.
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November 4, 2007