Andrea Quinn
Andrea Quinn | |
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| Born | December 22, 1964 |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor |
| Website | http://www.andreaquinn.com/ |
Andrea Quinn (born 22 December 1964)[1] is an English conductor.
Biography[edit]
Quinn is a graduate of Nottingham University and of the Royal Academy of Music. In 1993, Quinn won the Royal Opera House's "Conduct for Dance" competition, and has since then been in great demand as a ballet conductor. Early in her career, she conducted the London Philharmonic Youth Orchestra,[1] and Fulham Symphony Orchestra.[2]
Quinn was music director of The Royal Ballet from 1998 to 2001, the first female music director in the company's history. Quinn was music director of New York City Ballet[3] (NYCB) from 2001[4] to 2006,[5] the first female director in NYCB's history. She was chief conductor of NorrlandsOperan from 2005 to 2009, the first female conductor to hold the post in the company's history.
In 2000, Quinn received a nomination for Female Artist of the Year at the Classical Brit Awards[6] She and her husband have three children.
Selected recordings[edit]
- Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 5, Brigitte Engerer, piano; Ensemble orchestral de Paris (Mirare, 2008)
- Thierry Pécou: L'Oiseau innumérable, Ensemble orchestral de Paris, piano: Alexandre Tharaud, Harmonia Mundi n° HMC 801974, 2008
- Paul McCartney: Tuesday, London Symphony Orchestra, EMI Records
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Classical Music: Picking up the tempo in troubled times". The Independent. 27 March 1998. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "History". Fulham Symphony Orchestra. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Bowen, José Antonio (20 November 2003). The Cambridge Companion to Conducting. Cambridge University Press. pp. 231. ISBN 9780521527910.
- ^ Anna Kisselgoff (12 June 2000). "City Ballet Is Filling Music Post With Briton". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Jennifer Dunning (23 June 2006). "Wry Humor at the New York City Ballet, Under Andrea Quinn's Baton". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Charlotte Church in line for Classical Brit". BBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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