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Called “a conductor like a fish in water,” Karen Gorden first came to international attention at the 50th Geneva Conducting Competition, where she was awarded the jury’s special prize. Following her success in Geneva Gorden was offered a conducting contract at the Orchester der Staatskapelle und Staatsoper Unter den Linden, the Berlin State Orchestra and Opera. In Berlin her initial contract was extended for an additional season. In addition Gorden received invitations to work at the renowned Bayreuth and Salzburg festivals with conductors Daniel Barenboim and Pierre Boulez. Gorden returned to the United States when Leonard Slatkin and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts invited her to Washington as part of the first National Conducting Institute - Kennedy Center’s initiative to identify and present the most promising new music directors for American orchestras and arts organizations. Gorden spent three residencies at the Kennedy Center, where she conducted the National Symphony Orchestra. A regular guest-conductor in both the United States and Europe, in recent American seasons Gorden has conducted, among others, the Dallas, Knoxville, Minnesota, and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestras. Her affinity for 20th-century music has led her to work with today’s leading composers including Elliott Carter, Jacob Druckman, and John Harbison. Dedicated to expanding the range of today’s symphony repertoire, her creative work in conducting was recognized with an Ohio Arts Council Artist’s Project Grant. Gorden has received many prestigious international awards. Like her distinguished countryman Aaron Copland she is a recipient of the Prix Nadia Boulanger. In the Czech Republic, she was presented with the Opera Award at the State Theater Opava. A graduate of the Yale School of Music with a Master of Musical Arts, Gorden also holds the Diplôme with premier prix in model composition from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Lyon, France. With her partnership with the Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestras as its new Artistic Director/Conductor, Gorden is fulfilling her dream of collaborating with youth to create a vibrant musical future for America. "It should be underlined |
Karen Gorden is represented by The Gilson Concert Direction: gcd@yellowsprings.com This page may neither be altered nor shortened without express permission. |
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