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CALENDAR

2024/2025

*Conducting ^Countertenor § Composition #Piano

10, 11, 15 August

Apeldoorn/Amsterdam, Netherlands; Berlin, Germany
Assistant Conductor to Antony Hermus; Stravinsky Petrushka, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4, Joey Roukens Night Flight

Nationaal Jeugdorkest*

Amsterdam, NL
Assistant Conductor to Emilia Hoving; Sibelius Lemminkäinen’s Return, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2

Radio Filharmonisch Orkest*

24 August

28-30 August

Hamburg, Germany
Public Masterclass with Alan Gilbert; Brahms Symphony No. 4, Schumann Symphony No. 2

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester*

Hamburg, Germany
Assistant Conductor to Alan Gilbert; Schoenberg Gurrelieder

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester*

11-15 September

26-28 September

Hamburg, Germany
Assistant Conductor to David Robertson; Mahler Adagio from Symphony No. 10, Schoenberg Piano Concerto, Gershwin Variations on I Got Rhythm, Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester*

Hamburg, Germany
Assistant Conductor to Alan Gilbert; Ravel Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2, Debussy La Mer, Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester*

3-6 October

Hamburg, Germany
Assistant Conductor to Alan Gilbert: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester*

10-12 October

PARMA Records. Performed by Lyric Fest (Suzanne Duplantis & Laura Ward, Artistic Directors): Laura Ward, piano; Ráyo Furuta, flute; Rebecca Myers, soprano; Devony Smith, mezzo-soprano; Stephen Ng, tenor; Steven Eddy, baritone; and the Daedalus Quartet. Poetry by Jeanne Minahan.

ALBUM RELEASE: ANY OF THOSE DECEMBERS */§

13 December

17 December

David Geffen Hall, New York, USA
Countertenor soloist; Handel’s Messiah

National Chorale^

17-23 January

The Hague, Leiden, Haarlem, Alkmaar, Netherlands
Conductor: Haydn La fedeltà premiata

Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century*
/Dutch National Opera Academy

Meppel, Stadskanaal, Sneek, Netherlands
Conductor: Brahms Tragic Overture, Wenzelberg Heroic Dreamscape Fantasy, Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 (Hanna Guirten, Horn), Mozart Symphony No. 40

Noord Nederlands Orkest*

5-8 March

26-28 April

New York, USA
Assistant Conductor to Matthew Aucoin; Poulenc Dialogues des Carmélites

Juilliard Opera*

23-25 May

Hamburg, Germany
Assistant Conductor to Alan Gilbert; Berg Wozzeck

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester*

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2023/2024

8 September

Rotterdam, Netherlands
Assistant Conductor to Manoj Kamps; works by Debussy, Björk, Sondheim, and
Van Veldhuizen

Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest*

6 October

Brussels, Belgium
Assistant Conductor to Antony Hermus; Shostakovich Symphony No. 8, Saint-Saëns
Violin Concerto No. 3

Belgian National Orchestra*

15 October

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Conductor, Haydn L’isola disabitata Aria; Maria Warenberg, mezzo-soprano
Countertenor, vocal ensemble of soloists
Memorial Concert for Kenneth Montgomery

Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century*/^

19, 21 October

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra*

Atlanta, GA, USA
Cover Conductor for Lidiya Yankovskaya; works by Prokofiev, Amjad Ali Khan,
and Gabriela Lena Frank

28 October

Asko|Schönberg*

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Assistant Conductor to Bas Wiegers; works by Ligeti, Unsuk Chin, and Thomas Van Dun

The Hague, Netherlands and Utrecht, Netherlands
Conductor, World Premiere by Arefeh Hekmatpanah; Assistant Conductor to Anja Bihlmaier; works by Dutilleux, Schubert, and Schumann

17, 19 November

Residentie Orkest*

9-23 November

Conservatorium van Amsterdam*

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Chorus Master; Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges

3 December

Belgian National Orchestra*

Brussels, Belgium
Assistant Conductor to Antony Hermus; Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde (arr. Henk de Vlieger)

Philadelphia, PA, USA
Commissioned Composer and Conductor, Wenzelberg’s Any of Those Decembers
Poetry by Jeanne Minahan; Rebecca Myers, soprano; Devony Smith, mezzo-soprano;
Steven Ng, tenor; Steven Eddy, baritone; Laura Ward, piano; Ráyo Furuta, flute; Daedalus Quartet

16-17 December

Lyric Fest (World Premiere)§/*

1-10 March

Boston Lyric Opera ^/*

Boston, MA, USA
Assistant Conductor to Matt Aucoin/Countertenor Cover, Orpheus’ Double;
Aucoin’s Eurydice

Noord Nederlands Orkest*

16 March

Groningen, Netherlands
Conductor/Assistant to Antony Hermus; Ives The Fourth of July and Symphony No. 4

Utrecht, Netherlands
Conductor, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 (arr. Stein); Lunchtime Concert in TivoliVredenburg
Grote Zaal

22 March

Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag*

26 April

Dutch National Opera Academy*

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Conductor, Rossini’s L’occasione fa il ladro; Bredeweg Festival

17 May

Noord Nederlands Orkest*

Groningen, Netherlands
Tchaikovsky: The Tempest, Op. 18; Schulhoff: Landschaften / Noëlle Drost, soprano; Stravinsky: Berceuse and Finale from Firebird (1919)

10 July

Recital with Barbara Hannigan #

Spoleto, Italy
Collaborative Pianist, Recital at Casa Menotti; works TBA

14 July

Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia*

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Conductor, Janáček Violin Concerto (The Wandering of a Little Soul); Natálie Kulina, violin

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Spoleto, Italy
Assistant Conductor to Barbara Hannigan; works by Roussel, Haydn,
Sibelius, and Gershwin

2022/2023

19 September

Conservatorium van Amsterdam*

26 September-1 October

Royal Conservatoire of The Hague*

The Hague, Netherlands
Conductor, Mozart’s Così fan tutte

Arnhem, Enschede, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Assistant Conductor to Kahchun Wong; Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra and selected lieder, and Mozart’s Thamos, K. 345

September-October

Phion

21 November

Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest*

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Masterclass with Lorenzo Viotti; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3

Brussels, Belgium
Assistant Conductor to Antony Hermus; Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra, and works by Jerry Goldsmith, Jean-Luc Fafchamphs, and John Williams

22-25 November

Belgian National Orchestra

1 December

Residentie Orkest*

The Hague, Netherlands
Masterclass with Jun Märkl; Brahms’s Symphony No. 1

15 December

Residentie Orkest*

Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century/Dutch National Opera Academy*

Utrecht, Netherlands
Guest Conductor, Gabrieli’s Canzon in echo à 12
Assistant Conductor to Ed Spanjaard; works by Bach, Poulenc, Debussy, Ketting, & Respighi

Radio Filharmonisch Orkest/Groot Omroepkoor*

The Hague, Netherlands
Masterclass with Anja Bihlmaier; Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5

21-24 December

5-22 January

The Hague, Netherlands
Assistant Conductor to Kenneth Montgomery; Haydn’s L'isola disabitata

30 January

Residentie Orkest*

The Hague, Netherlands
Masterclass with Clark Rundell; new works for ensemble, TBA

20 January

Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century*

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Guest Conductor: scenes, arias, and Sinfonia from Haydn’s L'isola disabitata

23-27 January

Groningen, Netherlands
Assistant Conductor to Eivind Gullberg Jensen; works by Strauss, Pärt, Tchaikovsky, and Mussorgsky

Noord Nederlands Orkest*

7-13 February

Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest*

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Assistant Conductor to Ryan Bancroft; works by Adams, Stravinsky, and Roukens

Radio Philharmonisch Orkest*

Cardiff, Wales
Assistant Conductor to Jac van Steen; works by Higgins, Hughes, Williams, Glyn, and James

BBC National Orchestra of Wales*

27 February-1 March

14-17 March

Amsterdam/Utrecht, Netherlands
Assistant Conductor to Bas Wiegers; works by Rachmaninoff, Dvorak, and Torvund

18-21 April

Noord Nederlands Orkest*

Groningen, Netherlands
Assistant Conductor to Antony Hermus; Mussorgsky/Ravel’s Pictures at an Exhibition, more works TBA

22 April

Cappella pro Cantibus/Het Begeleidingsorkest^

Leiden, Netherlands
Countertenor soloist in Vivaldi’s Gloria and J.S. Bach’s Magnificat in D

12-13 May

Phoenix Symphony ^/*

Phoenix, AZ, USA
Countertenor soloist in Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms; Conductor: Tito Muñoz
Assistant Conductor for Bernstein, Scott’s Fanfare G.A.F.: An American Overture, and Brahms’ Violin Concerto, soloist: Gil Shaham

7 June

Oranjewoud, Netherlands
Assistant Conductor to Ed Spanjaard; world premiere by Joël Bons

Atlas Ensemble*

23-29 May

Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag*

The Hague, Netherlands
Conductor, Britten’s Les Illuminations; Noëlle Drost, soprano

28 June

Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest*

Amsterdam, Netherlands
NMO Transition Exam Concert: Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 and Copland’s Appalachian Spring

7-16 July

Bamberger Symphoniker*

Bamberg, Germany
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