Roderick Cox (conductor)

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Roderick Cox (born 1987 [1] [2] ) is an American conductor.

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Cox was born in Macon, Georgia. He attended the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University, then graduated from Northwestern University with a master's degree in conducting in 2011. At Northwestern, he studied conducting with Victor Yampolsky [2] and Mallory Thompson. [1] [3] He then studied with Robert Spano at the American Academy of Conducting in Aspen, Colorado in 2013–2014. Cox conducted the Northwestern University's various classical ensembles, including the university's symphony orchestra. [4] He was an assistant conductor with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra after graduating from Northwestern University. [5] He became the music director and principal conductor of the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra in 2012. [4] He won the Robert J. Harth Conducting Prize in 2013. [6]

In 2015, Cox began working as assistant conductor in the Minnesota Orchestra, [1] followed by the position of associate conductor in 2016. He debuted his subscription concert series with the orchestra in January 2017. He left the Minnesota Orchestra in 2018, and relocated to Berlin, Germany. [7] In 2018, Cox was the recipient of the Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award. [8] He launched the Roderick Cox Music Initiative (RCMI) in 2019, which provides scholarships for young musicians from historically marginalized communities, allowing them to pay for instruments, music lessons and summer camps. Cox and his initiative were featured in the documentary Conducting Life.

In 2021, Cox made his first guest-conducting appearance with the Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier. In April 2024, the Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier announced the appointment of Cox as its next music director, effective September 2024. [9] [10] [11]  

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  2. 1 2 John Mancini (2017-08-01). "The Young Conductor Paving the Way for Black Musicians in Orchestra". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  3. ↑ "Roderick Cox: Get to Know Him". Star Tribune. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 Heubner, Michael (15 November 2012). "Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra: Roderick Cox in Conducting Debut". AL.com. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Royce, Graydon (14 January 2017). "Can the Minnesota Orchestra Reach Diverse Audiences? This Man is the Key". Star Tribune. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Roderick Cox". Lakes Area Music Festival. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Blain, Terry (21 January 2017). "Cox Nails His First Big Minnesota Orchestra Concert". Star Tribune. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  8. ↑ Terry Blain (2018-05-24). "Minnesota Orchestra's Roderick Cox wins top prize for young conductors". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  9. ↑ "Roderick Cox nommé Directeur musical de l'Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie" (Press release). Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  10. ↑ Louis-Valentin Lopez (2024-04-23). "Roderick Cox nommé directeur musical de l'Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier". France Musique. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  11. ↑ Yassine Bouzar (2024-04-24). "Le chef américain Roderick Cox nommé à Montpellier : un nouveau souffle pour l'orchestre ?". France Musique. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
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