James Judd

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James Judd (born 30 October 1949) is a British conductor.

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Early life and education

James Judd grew up in Hertford, learning the piano, flute and organ as a child and discovering his talent for conducting at high school. [1] He studied at the Trinity College of Music in London. [1]

Career

After graduating Judd was an assistant conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra under Lorin Maazel, after which he served as associate music director of the European Union Youth Orchestra under Claudio Abbado. [1] Judd made his US opera debut in 1988 conducting Don Giovanni for the Florida Grand Opera. Judd was the last full-time music director of the Florida Philharmonic, from 1987 to 2001. In 2013, Judd was appointed music director of The Little Orchestra Society. Judd is the founder of Miami Music Project, a non profit organization, which provides music education to children inspirated on an El Sistema-style model.

Judd was appointed music director of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO), the first NZSO conductor with that title, in 1999. [1] He held that position until 2007. [2] He conducted several recordings with the NZSO for the Naxos label, [3] [4] and led the NZSO in its first-ever appearance at The Proms and Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in 2005. [5] [2] Judd now holds the title of Music Director Emeritus of the NZSO. [2] [6]

In 2014, Judd became music director of the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion. He offered to waive his salary in 2015, in the wake of financial difficulties at the orchestra.

In September 2016, Judd was appointed artistic director and principal conductor of the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra in Korea. He concluded his artistic directorship of the orchestra as of the close of the 2021–2022 season.

He became chief conductor of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra as of the 2017–2018 season. [7] As of 2019 he was scheduled to conclude his chief conductorship of the orchestra as of the close of the 2020–2021 season. [8]

Judd has returned to New Zealand to live while holding the position of artistic director and principal conductor of the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra in South Korea. [2]

Judd and his wife Valerie, a former member of the New World Symphony Orchestra, [9] have a daughter.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Houlahan, Mike (April–June 1999). "Welcoming James Judd". Symphony Quarterly. 20: 4–5. ISSN   1173-0676.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Fox, Rebecca (27 October 2022). "Returning 'home'". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Edward Greenfield (9 April 2004). "Elgar: Wand of Youth Suites nos 1 and 2; Nursery Suite; Dream Children: NZSO/Judd". The Guardian . Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  4. ↑ Anthony Holden (18 July 2004). "Bridge, Orchestral Works". The Observer . Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  5. ↑ George Hall (20 August 2005). "Prom 46: New Zealand Symphony/ Judd (Royal Albert Hall, London)". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  6. ↑ "James Judd - one of the lucky ones". RNZ. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Zuzana Vilikovská (3 November 2017). "James Judd: Whether it is orchestral music, jazz or rock – music is music". Slovak Spectator. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Slovenská filharmónia pod taktovkou Daniela Raiskina" (Press release). Slovak Philharmonic. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  9. ↑ Tim Smith (1 February 1998). "Raising Florida's Musical Pulse". New York Times. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
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Preceded by Music Director, Florida Philharmonic Orchestra
1987–2001		Succeeded by
Joseph Silverstein (acting music director)
Preceded by
Franz-Paul Decker (chief conductor)
 Music Director, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
1999–2007		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Dan Ettinger (chief conductor)
 Music Director, Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion
2014–2017		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Nosang Geum
 Music Director, Daejeon Philharmonic
2016–2022		Succeeded by
(post vacant)
Preceded by Chief Conductor, Slovak Philharmonic
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