James Feddeck

James Feddeck (born 1984,[1] New York City) is an American conductor.

As a youth, Feddeck learned the piano.[2] From 2001 to 2006, Feddeck studied oboe, organ, and piano at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.[3][1] He earned a BA degree from Oberlin in 2005, and stayed for an additional year for graduate studies. He was the first recipient of the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Oberlin.[4] At the Aspen Music Festival, Feddeck was a conducting fellow from 2006 to 2008, and assistant conductor for the 2009 season.[3]

From 2009 to 2013, Feddeck was assistant conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra and music director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra.[5] In 2009, the Solti Foundation U.S. awarded Feddeck a career assistance grant,[6] and in 2013, awarded him its highest honour, the Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award.[7]

In 2020, Feddeck became principal conductor of the Orchestra i Pomeriggi Musicali, his first leadership post.

References
  1. Andrew Stewart (2016-04-18). "Meet the Maestro: James Feddeck/". Classical Music Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk (2015-10-28). "Conductor James Feddeck inspires concert-goer to crawl on stage". The Grand Rapids Press /MLive. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  3. Stewart Oksenhorn (2009-07-08). "Conductor making most of his miraculous musical opportunities". The Aspen Times. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  4. "Alumni Association 2010 Awards". Oberlin College Alumni Magazine. 106 (1). November 2010. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  5. Lewis, Zachary (10 March 2009). "Cleveland Orchestra appoints new assistant conductor". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  6. Lewis, Zachary (May 30, 2013). "Cleveland Orchestra assistant conductor wins prestigious Solti Foundation conducting award". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  7. "Solti Foundation Honors Young American Conductor James Feddeck and More". Broadway World. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
Cultural offices
Preceded by
Antonio Manacorda		 Principal Conductor, Orchestra i Pomeriggi Musicali
2020–present		 Succeeded by
incumbent
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