Douglas Boyd

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Douglas Boyd (* 1959 in Glasgow , Scotland ) is a British oboist and conductor .

Training and awards

Douglas Boyd studied oboe at the Royal Academy of Music , London , with Janet Craxton . He later studied with Maurice Bourgue in Paris .

In 1984 he won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions , which led to his Carnegie Hall debut in New York . In 2013 the Musikkollegium Winterthur received the Echo Klassik under his direction for the concert recording of the year ( Ralph Vaughan Williams : Concerto for two pianos and orchestra / 5th symphony ).

career

Boyd was one of the founding members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe (COE) and its chief oboist from 1981 to 2002. During his time at the COE he developed an interest in conducting; his first mentors were Claudio Abbado and Nikolaus Harnoncourt , he was also supported by Paavo Berglund and Sir Colin Davis . In 2006 Boyd gave up playing the oboe and devoted himself entirely to his career as a conductor.

In 2001 he was appointed musical director of the Manchester Camerata , his first major conducting position. He conducted several recordings with the orchestra for Avie Records , including music by Beethoven and Mozart and Mahler . Boyd ended his engagement in Manchester with the 2010/2011 season. He was also chief guest conductor of the City of London Sinfonia . In November 2012 he was appointed Artistic Director of Garsington Opera with immediate effect . In April 2008 the Musikkollegium Winterthur announced the appointment of Boyd as its chief conductor for the 2009/2010 season. He extended the engagement until the 2015/2016 season and then ended it. He has directed the Winterthur orchestra for recordings of the music of Mozart , Mendelssohn and Josef Rheinberger . On July 1, 2015, Boyd was appointed the new music director of the Orchester de chambre de Paris .

Boyd made his US debut as a guest conductor in 2000 with the Gardner Chamber Orchestra . In 2002 he became artistic co-director of the orchestra, together with Paula Robison . In 2004 he became one of the first artistic partners of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO). In 2006 he extended his contract with the SPCO for the 2009/2010 season and ended the artistic partnership in September 2009. He conducted the Colorado Symphony Orchestra for the first time in December 2006 and was appointed chief guest conductor for three years in January 2008 with two weeks Activity per season.

Recordings

Boyd's first recordings as a conductor and soloist were the Bach Concerts for Deutsche Grammophon . In addition to numerous live recordings with the Manchester Camerata for Avie Records, Boyd Schubert recorded symphonies for SPCO Media and works by George Tsontakis for E-1 and Koch International with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Tsontakis' Violin Concerto No. 2 received a nomination for the Grammy Award and the Grawemeyer Award in 2008 .

Private

Boyd has three children, Iona, Sebastian and Sam with his wife, Sally Pendlebury, a cellist. The family lives in London.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geoffrey Norris: The best chamber orchestra in the world. In: The Daily Telegraph . April 27, 2006.
  2. a b c Marc Shulgold: Symphony Finds Ideal Guest ( Memento from February 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). In: Rocky Mountain News. January 24, 2008.
  3. Sabine Kortals: Guest conductor clicks with CSO. In: Denver Post. January 29, 2009.
  4. David Fanning: Manchester Camerata: leap of faith pays off. In: The Daily Telegraph. October 8, 2007.
  5. Tim Ashley: Mozart: Symphonies Nos 40 and 41 Jupiter, Manchester Camerata / Boyd. In: The Guardian . August 11, 2006
  6. Gábor-Takács-Nagy unveiled as Manchester Camerata's new Music Director from September 2011. ( Memento of the original from August 6, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Manchester Camerata website. March 10, 2010 (press release). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.manchestercamerata.co.uk
  7. ^ Douglas Boyd Becomes Artistic Director ( Memento November 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). In: Garsington Opera website . November 14, 2012 (PDF; 3 kB).
  8. Douglas Boyd stays in Winterthur. In: Website of the Musikkollegium Winterthur . March 13, 2013 (press release; PDF; 74 kB).
  9. Thomas Zehetmair becomes the new chief conductor of the Musikkollegium Winterthur ( Memento from November 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). In: Website of the Musikkollegium Winterthur. June 3, 2015 (PDF; 3 kB).
  10. ^ Tim Ashley: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Sinfonia Concertante in E flat; Symphony No 31 'Paris'. In: The Guardian. July 8, 2010.
  11. Benoît Fauchet: L'Orchestre de chambre de Paris en 2015–2016 avec un nouveau chef, Douglas Boyd. In: Diapason. April 12, 2015.
  12. Vivien Schweitzer: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Balances Budget, Extends Contracts of Two 'Artistic Partners' ( Memento of March 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). In: Playbill Arts. November 16, 2006.
  13. Larry Fuchsberg: Boyd's SPCO tenure ends on a generous note. In: Star Tribune . September 25, 2009.
  14. Marc Shulgold: New guest conductor Focuses on current job as CSO opening looms ( Memento of 4 February 2009 at the Internet Archive ). In: Rocky Mountain News. January 28, 2009.
  15. Douglas Boyd, conductor. ( Memento of the original from August 6, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Agency website Frank Salomon Associates, Inc. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.franksalomon.com
  16. ^ Andrew Clark: The other side of the baton ( Memento August 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). In: Financial Times . May 8, 2006 (PDF; 3 kB).

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