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programming, international stature,
audience development, touring and
a number of outstanding recordings.
Oundjian helped establish the TSO
as one of the world’s top ensembles
and served as a major creative force for
the city of Toronto. Oundjian led the
orchestra on several international tours,
and he conducted the first performance
by a North American orchestra at
Reykjavik’s Harpa Hall in 2014.
Oundjian and the TSO’s recording of
Vaughan Williams’ orchestral works
won a JUNO Award for Best Classical
Album: Large Ensemble in 2019.
From 2012–2018, Oundjian served
as Music Director of the Royal Scottish
National Orchestra (RSNO) during
which time he implemented the kind
of collaborative programming that has
become a staple of his directorship.
Oundjian led the RSNO on several
international tours, including North
America, China and a European festival
tour. His final appearance with the
orchestra as their Music Director was at
the 2018 BBC Proms.
Highlights of past seasons include
appearances with the Orchestre de
la Suisse Romande and the Detroit,
Atlanta, Saint Louis, Indianapolis and
New Zealand symphony orchestras.
In January 2019 he transitioned from
Artistic Advisor to Music Director for the
Colorado Music Festival, commencing a
five-year tenure.
Oundjian has been a visiting professor
at Yale University’s School of Music
since 1981 and in 2013 was awarded the
school’s Sanford Medal for Distinguished
Service to Music. A dedicated educator,
Oundjian conducted the Yale and
Juilliard symphony orchestras and the
New World Symphony during the
2018 –19 season.
An outstanding violinist, Oundjian
spent fourteen years as the first
violinist for the renowned Tokyo String
Quartet before he turned his energy
towards conducting.
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Thursday, April 23, 2020, 8 pm
Sunday, April 26, 2020, 3 pm
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Friday, April 24, 2020, 8:15 pm Off The Cuff
Saturday, April 25, 2020, 8 pm
Peter Oundjian, conductor
University of Maryland Concert Choir,
Edward Maclary, director
Vivian Fung Dust Devils
Claude Debussy
Nocturnes
Nuages
Fêtes
Sirènes
University of Maryland Concert Choir
INTERMISSION
The works of Fung and Debussy will be performed on the April 23, 25 and 26
programs only.
Gustav Holst
The Planets
Mars, the Bringer of War
Venus, the Bringer of Peace
Mercury, the Winged Messenger
Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
Uranus, the Magician
Neptune, the Mystic
University of Maryland Concert Choir
The intermission will last 20 minutes. The performance will end
at approximately 10 pm on Thursday and Saturday, 9 pm on Friday
and 5 pm on Sunday.
PRESENTING SPONSOR:
The appearance of conductor Peter Oundijan is made possible through the major
support of the Alvin and Fanny Blaustein Thalheimer Guest Artist Fund.
About the Artists
Peter Oundjian
Recently named
Conductor Emeritus of
the Toronto Symphony
Orchestra (TSO),
Peter Oundjian has
been hailed as a masterful and dynamic
presence in the conducting world.
Oundjian has developed a multi-
faceted portfolio as a conductor,
violinist, professor and artistic
advisor. He has been celebrated
for his musicality, an eye towards
collaboration, innovative programming
and an engaging personality.
Oundjian’s fourteen-year tenure as
Music Director of the TSO has been
marked by a reimagining of TSO’s
Peter Oundjian last appeared with the BSO
in May 2019, conducting works of Brahms,
Mozart and Shostakovich.
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