Photo: Andy Staples
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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