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'''Eckart Preu''' is an East German-born conductor. Born August 24, 1969.
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'''Eckart Preu''' (born 24 August 1969) is an East German-born [[Conducting|conductor]] and [[music director]] of the [[Long Beach Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Music Director, Eckart Preu - Long Beach Symphony |url=https://longbeachsymphony.org/about-us/eckart-preu/ |website=longbeachsymphony.org}}</ref>
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Preu has been Music Director of the [[Spokane Symphony]] in Spokane, WA since September 2004. He has also been music director of the [[Stamford Symphony]] (Conn.) since 2005. For three seasons he was Associate Conductor of the [[Richmond Symphony]]. He also served as Resident Conductor with the [[American Symphony Orchestra]] and the American Russian Young Artists Orchestra [http://www.aryoonline.org/]. Former posts include Music Director of the Norwalk (CT) Youth Symphony and Principal Conductor of the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (NY). He has been associated with the Bard Music Festival since 1997 as both Assistant and Guest Conductor. In Europe, Preu served as Music Director of the Orchestre International de Paris from 1993-95 and was an Assistant Conductor at Radio France [http://www.radiofrance.fr].


At the age of 10 he became a member, soloist <ref>Kreuzchor recording</ref> and assistant conductor of the Boys Choir [[Dresdner Kreuzchor]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kreuzchor.de|title=Dresdner Kreuzchor — ER IST DRESDENS BEKANNTESTER UND SYMPATHISCHSTER BOTSCHAFTER. ER FEIERT 2016 SEINEN 800. GEBURTSTAG. DER DRESDNER KREUZCHOR.|first=Dresdner|last=Kreuzchor|website=www.kreuzchor.de}}</ref> In Germany he earned a master's degree in Conducting from the Hochschule für Musik in Weimar studying under Gunther Kahlert and [[Nicolás Pasquet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hfm-weimar.de|title=Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar|website=www.hfm-weimar.de}}</ref> He also studied under Jean-Sebastien Bereau at the [[Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris]] in [[France]].<ref>http://www.cnsmdp.fr {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206000244/http://www.cnsmdp.fr/ |date=2006-12-06 }}</ref>
As a guest conductor, he has appeared with the Jerusalem Symphony (Israel) [http://www.jso.co.il/index-english.php], the Pecs Philharmonic (Hungary), the Varna Philharmonic (Bulgaria), Nouvel Ensemble du Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique de Paris (France), and in Germany with the Jenaer Philharmonie [http://www.jenaonline.de/philharmonie/], the Hallesche Philharmonie [http://www.staatsorchester-halle.de], the Thüringer Kammerorchester, and the Landessinfonieorchester Gotha [http://www.thueringen-philharmonie.de].


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Preu came to the United States as winner of the [[National Conducting Competition of the German Academic Exchange Service]] (1996) <ref>DAAD</ref> for graduate studies with [[Harold Farberman]] at the [[Hartt School of Music]]. Preu is currently the Music Director of the [[Portland Symphony Orchestra]] in Portland, Maine. Preu is the former Music Director of the [[Spokane Symphony]] in [[Spokane, Washington]] having worked there from 2004–2019.<ref>Spokane Symphony</ref> He has also been music director of the [[Stamford Symphony]] in [[Stamford, Connecticut]] since 2005.<ref>Stamford Symphony</ref> In October 2016, he was named music director for the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. For three seasons he was Associate Conductor of the [[Richmond Symphony]]. He also served as Resident Conductor with the [[American Symphony Orchestra]] and the [[American Russian Young Artists Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aryoonline.org/|title=Home Page|website=www.aryoonline.org}}</ref> Former posts include Music Director of the Norwalk Youth Symphony and Principal Conductor of the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (NY).<ref>New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra</ref> He was both Assistant and Guest Conductor at the Bard Music Festival. In Europe, Preu served as Music Director of L'Orchestre Internationale de Paris from 1993-95. Eckart Preu is also a frequent guest speaker for local businesses, community organizations and schools. He writes monthly articles for the local newspaper, the [[Stamford Advocate]].
Career highlights include his[[Carnegie Hall]] debut in May 1999, a performance at the [[Sorbonne]] in Paris, and a live broadcast with the Jerusalem Symphony [http://www.jso.co.il/index-english.php] in 2005. His concerts are have been aired by WPKT Stamford, KPBX Spokane [http://www.kpbx.org], WCVE Richmond [http://www.ideastations.org/wcve] and Jerusalem Radio.


As a guest conductor, he has appeared with the Jerusalem Symphony,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jso.co.il/index-english.php |title=Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra - IBA |access-date=2006-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061208225817/http://jso.co.il/index-english.php |archive-date=2006-12-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the Pecs Philharmonic (Hungary), and in Germany with the Jenaer Philharmonie,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jenaonline.de/philharmonie/ | title=Jenaer Philharmonie - Jena Online }}</ref> the Hallesche Philharmonie,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.staatsorchester-halle.de/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207160455/http://www.staatsorchester-halle.de/ |archive-date=2005-02-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the Thüringer Kammerorchester, and the Landessinfonieorchester Gotha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thueringen-philharmonie.de|title=Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach|website=www.thueringen-philharmonie.de}}</ref> Eckart Preu performed at [[Carnegie Hall]] in May 1999 and January 2008, and at the [[Sorbonne (building)|Sorbonne]] in Paris. His concerts have been aired by WPKT Stamford, KPBX Spokane,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kpbx.org|title=Spokane Public Radio|website=www.kpbx.org}}</ref> WCVE Richmond,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ideastations.org/wcve |title=WCVE Richmond PBS |access-date=2006-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209213250/http://www.ideastations.org/wcve/ |archive-date=2006-12-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Jerusalem Radio. He has collaborated with internationally renowned soloists like [[Richard Stoltzman]], [[Horacio Gutierrez]], [[Vladimir Feltsman]], [[Jean-Philippe Collard]], [[Leila Josefowicz]] and [[Sarah Chang]].
He has collaborated with internationally renowned soloists like [[Richard Stoltzman]], [[Horacio Gutierrez]], [[Vladimir Feltsman]], Jean-Phillipe Collard, and [[Leila Josefowicz]].


== References ==
Preu came to the United States as winner of the National Conducting Competition of the German Academic Exchange Service (1996) [http://www.daad.de/alumni/en/adm/adm_2006_08.html] for graduate studies with [[Harold Farberman]] at the Hartt School of Music where he also received the Karl Boehm Scholarship. In Germany he earned a masters degree in conducting from the Hochschule für Musik in Weimar [http://www.hfm-weimar.de] studying under Gunther Kahlert and Nicolas Pasquet. He also studied under Jean-Sebastien Bereau at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris [http://www.cnsmdp.fr] in France.
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==External links==
Preu’s education was made possible by scholarships from the Herbert von Karajan Foundation, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the French Ministry of Culture. In November 1998, he took third place at the International Competition for Young Conductors of the European Union in Spoleto, Italy.
*[http://www.orchestraconductor.org/ Eckart Preu's Official website]
*[http://www.daad.de/alumni/en/adm/adm_2006_08.html DAAD/German Academic Exchange Service]
*[http://www.spokanesymphony.org Spokane Symphony]
*[http://www.nasorch.org/about/about_news.php?id=9 New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727111305/http://www.nasorch.org/about/about_news.php?id=9 |date=2011-07-27 }}
*[http://www.stamfordsymphony.org Stamford Symphony] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504160812/http://www.stamfordsymphony.org/ |date=2021-05-04 }}
*[http://edel.com/Gesamtliste.76.0.html?&artist=2274&cHash=0639155c92 Recording of Dresdner Kreuzchor]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}


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Preu’s early musical training was in piano and singing. At the age of 10, he became a member of the Boys Choir Dresdner Kreuzchor [http://www.kreuzchor.de] and went on to work with them as soloist, rehearsal pianist, and Assistant Conductor. He subsequently served as a vocal coach with the Altenburg Opera, the Erfurt Opera House in Germany [http://www.theater-erfurt.de] and the Regina Opera in New York. From 1999-2000, Preu was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Bard College, NY [http://www.bard.edu]. and in summers 2000 and 2001 he served on the guest faculty of the C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival.


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Eckart Preu is also a frequent guest speaker for local businesses, community organizations and schools. He writes monthly articles for the newspaper Stamford Advocate [http://www.stamfordadvocate.com].
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Latest revision as of 07:31, 17 December 2024

Eckart Preu (born 24 August 1969) is an East German-born conductor and music director of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra.[1]

At the age of 10 he became a member, soloist [2] and assistant conductor of the Boys Choir Dresdner Kreuzchor[3] In Germany he earned a master's degree in Conducting from the Hochschule für Musik in Weimar studying under Gunther Kahlert and Nicolás Pasquet.[4] He also studied under Jean-Sebastien Bereau at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris in France.[5]

Preu came to the United States as winner of the National Conducting Competition of the German Academic Exchange Service (1996) [6] for graduate studies with Harold Farberman at the Hartt School of Music. Preu is currently the Music Director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra in Portland, Maine. Preu is the former Music Director of the Spokane Symphony in Spokane, Washington having worked there from 2004–2019.[7] He has also been music director of the Stamford Symphony in Stamford, Connecticut since 2005.[8] In October 2016, he was named music director for the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. For three seasons he was Associate Conductor of the Richmond Symphony. He also served as Resident Conductor with the American Symphony Orchestra and the American Russian Young Artists Orchestra.[9] Former posts include Music Director of the Norwalk Youth Symphony and Principal Conductor of the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (NY).[10] He was both Assistant and Guest Conductor at the Bard Music Festival. In Europe, Preu served as Music Director of L'Orchestre Internationale de Paris from 1993-95. Eckart Preu is also a frequent guest speaker for local businesses, community organizations and schools. He writes monthly articles for the local newspaper, the Stamford Advocate.

As a guest conductor, he has appeared with the Jerusalem Symphony,[11] the Pecs Philharmonic (Hungary), and in Germany with the Jenaer Philharmonie,[12] the Hallesche Philharmonie,[13] the Thüringer Kammerorchester, and the Landessinfonieorchester Gotha.[14] Eckart Preu performed at Carnegie Hall in May 1999 and January 2008, and at the Sorbonne in Paris. His concerts have been aired by WPKT Stamford, KPBX Spokane,[15] WCVE Richmond,[16] and Jerusalem Radio. He has collaborated with internationally renowned soloists like Richard Stoltzman, Horacio Gutierrez, Vladimir Feltsman, Jean-Philippe Collard, Leila Josefowicz and Sarah Chang.

References

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  1. ^ "Music Director, Eckart Preu - Long Beach Symphony". longbeachsymphony.org.
  2. ^ Kreuzchor recording
  3. ^ Kreuzchor, Dresdner. "Dresdner Kreuzchor — ER IST DRESDENS BEKANNTESTER UND SYMPATHISCHSTER BOTSCHAFTER. ER FEIERT 2016 SEINEN 800. GEBURTSTAG. DER DRESDNER KREUZCHOR". www.kreuzchor.de.
  4. ^ "Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar". www.hfm-weimar.de.
  5. ^ http://www.cnsmdp.fr Archived 2006-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ DAAD
  7. ^ Spokane Symphony
  8. ^ Stamford Symphony
  9. ^ "Home Page". www.aryoonline.org.
  10. ^ New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra
  11. ^ "Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra - IBA". Archived from the original on 2006-12-08. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
  12. ^ "Jenaer Philharmonie - Jena Online".
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-02-07. Retrieved 2019-08-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach". www.thueringen-philharmonie.de.
  15. ^ "Spokane Public Radio". www.kpbx.org.
  16. ^ "WCVE Richmond PBS". Archived from the original on 2006-12-09. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
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