Zoe Zeniodi

Zoe Zeniodi is a conductor from Greece. She is the first woman conductor to ever perform in Opera Southwest.[1] She has been selected by the Dallas Opera for the residency of the Institute of Women Conductors, 2016.[2] She is the Artistic & Music Director of the Broward Symphony Orchestra (Florida, USA) and the "Momentum" Athens Chamber Orchestra (Athens, Greece), the Associate Music Director & Conductor of the Festival of the Aegean (Syros, Greece) and the Artistic Advisor of the Alhambra Orchestra (Florida, USA).

Zoe Zeniodi
Birth nameΖωή Ζενιώδη
BornAthens, Greece
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Conductor Pianist Accompanist
InstrumentsPiano
Years active1995-present

Zeniodi has conducted opera and ballet productions at the Florida Grand Opera,[3] the Greek National Opera, the Onassis Cultural Center, the Festival of the Aegean and the University of Miami. As a guest conductor, she has worked with the Brno Philharmonic, the Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra, the New Philharmonic Orchestra of Florida, the Pan-European Philharmonia, the Palm Beach Symphony, the National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Greece, the Kamerata/Armonia Atenea, the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, the City of Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra, the Florida Youth Orchestra, the Greater Miami Youth Symphony, the Spanish National Youth Orchestra (JONDE), the ARTéfacts Ensemble and the 21st Ensemble. Zoe was born in Greece and currently lives between the US and Europe.[4]

Musical Studies

Zeniodi holds a DMA in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Miami and also studied at the Royal College of Music and the Mozarteum, Salzburg. Zeniodi in an interview to Classical 95.5 FM Radio in March 2017[5] expressed her close affiliation with American contemporary composer Thomas Sleeper, under whom Zeniodi undertook her early conducting studies and later championed his work.

Recordings

Zeniodi has released three commercial recordings on the Albany Records to critical acclaim: Thomas Sleeper's "Translucence" (Brno Philharmonic) and "XENIA" (Frost Symphony Orchestra), as well as Frank Ticheli's "An American Dream" (Frost Symphony Orchestra). She also released "ThivaKm102" with the ARTéfacts Ensemble (Puzzlemusik) and Thomas Sleeper's "Through a Glass darkly"with the 21st Ensemble (Uroboros Music).

Reviews

'Zeniodi coolly rose to the occasion, drawing stupendous playing from the students of the university's Frost Symphony Orchestra.... Zeniodi drew maximum tension from the opening sequences, bringing the quiet dreamlike section to a great climax. In Shostakovich's Ballet Suite No.1, Zeniodi drew some of the best playing the orchestra has ever produced. Ensemble playing was knife-edge precise.' South Florida Classical Review, David Fleshler, 22 November 2009[6]

References
  1. "Opera Southwest". Opera Southwest. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. "Institute of Women Conductors". Dallas Opera. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. "Midamerica Productions". Midamerica Music Soloists. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. "Zoe Zeniodi". Zoe Zeniodi Official Website. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  5. "Interview with Brent Stevens". Classical KHFM. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  6. "South Florida Classical Reviews". South Florida Classical Reviews. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

David Flescher, South Florida Reviews (22/11/2009) http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2009/11/young-conductor-frost-orchestra-triumph-over-potential-disaster-brilliantly/

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