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Marc Taddei |
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One of New Zealand’s most dynamic conductors, Marc Taddei is the Music Director of the Christchurch Symphony and Wellington Youth Orchestras, Associate Conductor of the Auckland Philharmonia, and is Music Director of New Zealand’s premier modern music group, the 20th Century Classics Ensemble. He holds the positions of Head of Orchestral Repertoire Studies and Artist Teacher of Conducting at Victoria University of Wellington.
Marc has conducted in Europe and North America and is a frequent guest conductor with every major professional orchestra in New Zealand. He is noted for his interpretations of the Germanic and Late-Romantic repertoire and is a keen advocate of the Second Viennese School. His varied conducting career also includes soundtrack work for C4 productions in the UK, and TV3, TVNZ and the NZ Natural History Film Unit in New Zealand. The film made for C4 productions, based on Wagner’s "Ring" Cycle, won the Special Jury Prize at the Prix de Bale 2000 for the greatest contribution to European culture in television.
He has appeared as conductor on recordings by the NZSO, the NZSO Chamber Orchestra and the Chrisrchurch Symphony. He has conducted for silent movies, operas, educational concerts and has worked with such jazz luminaries as Diana Krall and Bobby Shew. He has conducted outdoor concerts in all of the main centres of New Zealand.
In addition to his work with the 20th Century Classics Ensemble, which has presented the New Zealand premiéres of many 20th century masterpieces, Marc has been a keen advocate of contemporary New Zealand composers. He has recorded New Zealand works with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and NZSO Chamber Orchestra, and has conducted the vital Auckland Philharmonia Composer workshops annually since 1997.
Marc’s ongoing contributions to the Music Department of Victoria University, the Wellington Youth Orchestra and the National Youth Orchestra have directly contributed to the continually improving standard of orchestral performance in New Zealand.
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MMT2050 Diedre Irons / Christchurch Symphony – Beethoven Piano Concertos 1 & 2
One of New Zealand's favourite pianists gives a compelling account of Beethoven's first two piano concertos, in a live recording with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.
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MMT2051 Diedre Irons / Christchurch Symphony – Beethoven Piano Concertos 3 & 4
The complete cycle of Beethoven's piano concertos is continued with this live recording of the third and fourth concertos.
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MMT2055-56 Diedre Irons / Christchurch Symphony – Beethoven Piano Concertos 5 & Violin Concerto (Piano)
One of New Zealand's favourite pianists completing the cycle of Beethoven's piano concertos this 2-CD set and also includes the rarely heard piano transcription of the Violin Concerto.
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MMT2043 Christmas Baroque – NZSO / Marc Taddei
Pastoral Christmas music from the Baroque era. This recording brings
together a selection of familiar and not-so-familiar works by Bach/Kuhnau, Handel, Michael Haydn, Torelli, Manfredini, Lalande, Ferrandini, Gossec and Valentini. Lovely listening at Christmas, or any time!
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MMT2036 Gareth Farr – Warriors from Pluto
By turns dynamic and lyrical, percussive and rhythmic, this CD features five new works for chamber orchestra performed by the NZSO Chamber Orchestra with the STRIKE percussion ensemble.
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