Joshua Weilerstein

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Joshua Weilerstein (born 1987) is an American conductor and violinist.

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Born in Rochester, New York [1] to a musical family, Weilerstein is the son of violinist Donald Weilerstein (founding first violinist of the Cleveland Quartet) and pianist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein. [2] His sister is the cellist Alisa Weilerstein. Weilerstein learnt the violin as a youth, and played with the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. He studied violin and conducting at the New England Conservatory of Music, from which he earned his master's degree. His conducting mentors have included Hugh Wolff. [2]

At the 2009 Malko Competition for Young Conductors in Copenhagen, Weilerstein won the First Prize and the Audience Prize, then the youngest first prize winner in the history of the competition. He became a Dudamel conducting fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2011. [2] He served as assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic from 2012 to 2015. Weilerstein was artistic director of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne from 2015 [2] to 2021.

Weilerstein first guest-conducted the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra in 2011. In October 2022, the orchestra announced the appointment of Weilerstein as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2023–2024 season, with an initial contract of 3 seasons. [3]

In October 2023, the Orchestre national de Lille announced the appointment of Weilerstein as its next music director, effective September 2024. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Louis-Valentin Lopez (2023-10-10). "Joshua Weilerstein nommé prochain directeur musical de l'Orchestre national de Lille". France Musique. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 James C. Taylor (2015-04-18). "Joshua Weilerstein, a recent Dudamel fellow, is back in L.A. as maestro". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  3. ↑ "Den hidtil yngste Malko-vinder bliver ny chefdirigent for Aalborg Symfoniorkester" (Press release). Aalborg Symphony Orchestra. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
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