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Patrycja Pieczara

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Member Bio Born in Kraków, conductor Patrycja Pieczara made her debut with the Polish National Radio Symphony and Kraków Philharmonic orchestras in 2011 and is increasingly appearing as a guest conductor throughout the region. She has debuted with such an outstanding orchestras as Royal Scottish National Orchestra in Glasgow, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Since 2017 she was regularly returning to UK to conduct Orchestra of the Swan (UK). During the 2016/17 season she had her Mexican debut with Oaxaca Symphony Orchestra. She also opened 114th season of the Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra. She was performing with such an outstanding artist as Alina Ibrahgimova, Roderick Williams, David Le Page, Madeleine Shaw, Marta Klimasara, Pierre Genisson and others. In 2014 she was appointed Associate Conductor at the Grand Theatre in Poznań, where she conducted Carmen in June. She leads the opening nights of Stravinsky’s Le Rossignol and Ravel’s L'enfant et les sortilèges there this season. Other 2014/15 highlights include her debuts with the Bilkent Symphony (Turkey) and Szczecin Philharmonic orchestras. She also leads the Beethoven Academy Orchestra, founded by Elżbieta and Krzysztof Penderecki, in a special concert premiering several orchestral works by late-romantic Polish-German composer Xaver Scharwenka. In the 2012/13 and 2013/14 seasons Pieczara returned several times to the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra; she also debuted with Orchestre Atelier-Ostinato (Paris) and conducted the Philharmonic orchestras of Białystok, Rzeszów and Częstochowa. In 2011/12 she toured Germany with the Kraków Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and appeared with the Istanbul State Symphony, National Podlaska Philharmonic and Slovak State Philharmonic orchestras. She recently conducted the National Estonian Youth and Spirit of Europe orchestras, and continues to work closely with young Polish composers in the context of her own contemporary music ensembles, Odyssey and the Glyptos Ensemble. Pieczara began her musical studies at the piano and holds Master’s degrees in Music Theory and Conducting from the Kraków Music Academy, where she studied with Josef Radwan and Tadeusz Strugala. In 2016 she received PhD degree at the Music Academy in Krakow. As a part of her dissertation she made Polish premiere of Xaver Scharwenka Symphony in C-minor after 130 years of on Xaver Scharwenaka. 2010 she was appointed Assistant to the Music Director at the Kraków Opera House. Since 2010 she is appointed an Assistant Professor of the Music Academy in Krakow , taking over the Academy Symphony Orchestra. She has worked with Neeme and Paavo Järvi at the Järvi Summer Festival (Estonia), Helmut Rilling at the International Bach Academy Stuttgart, and Mark Stringer at the Internationale Sommerakademie Wien. In December 2009 she was chosen to work with Colin Metters, Peter Stark and Sean Farrell as part of London’s International Conducting Masterclass.
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Diego Piedra

Valparaiso University
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Member Bio Diego Piedra is the Orchestra Director at Valparaiso University. A strongly driven performer and educator, Dr. Piedra feels at home working on the podium with student and professional orchestras. He served as Music Director and Conductor of Spectrum Orchestra, visiting conductor at Luther College and the University of Toledo, and guest conductor with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Dexter Community Orchestra and Oakland Symphony Orchestra in Michigan, and the Municipal Orchestra of Cartago and the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica. Dr. Piedra was the orchestral conducting professor at the University of Costa Rica as well as a guest violin teacher and performer in Venezuela, Honduras and Guatemala. He founded the national youth orchestra Manuel María Gutiérrez at SINEM (the Costa Rican version of Venezuela’s El Sistema), and was its Music Director and Conductor from 2009-2011. Since 2014, Dr. Piedra has been Music Director at the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra’s Summer String Camp, working as a conductor, violinist, composer and arranger. As a professional violinist regularly plays with South Bend Symphony Orchestra and Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, and he has been a member of the prestigious New World Symphony in Miami, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Oakland Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica and Concertmaster of the Orquesta de Cámara de Costa Rica. Dr. Piedra participated as violinist and assistant conductor in the tour and recording of Bolcom’s Songs of Innocence and Experience with the University Symphony Orchestra at the University of Michigan (winner of four Grammy awards in 2006), which culminated with performances at Carnegie Hall, New York. At Michigan, Dr. Piedra was the Music Director of The Campus Symphony Orchestra and the Campus Philharmonia Orchestra, and he conducted two full opera productions and numerous symphonic concerts. In the summer of 2017 he was awarded an honorary mention at a conducting competition in London, England, and more recently, an honorable mention from the American Prize, College/University Orchestra Division 2022. Dr. Piedra holds a DMA in Orchestral Conducting and two Master’s degrees from the University of Michigan. He studied violin with Guido Calvo, Dr. Bruce Berg and Yehonatan Berick, and conducting with Kenneth Kiesler and participated in master classes with Simon Rattle, Carl St. Clair, Giancarlo Guerrero and Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
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Luis Pineda

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Julie Pinnel

Nebraska Wesleyan University
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David Platt

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Member Bio Known for his discerning ear, organic music-making, and collaborative spirit, American conductor-violinist David Platt is quickly making a name for himself in symphonic, operatic, ballet, and contemporary music around the world. He’s currently a Conducting Fellow with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra under Music Director Jun Märkl, while completing his doctorate in conducting from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. David has served as an assistant conductor for various concerts with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Firelands Symphony Orchestra, Austin Symphony Orchestra, and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. Musicians greatly value David’s attention to detail and courteous demeanor, such that the Charleston Symphony specifically requested him for their landmark recording projects in their 2019 season. A dynamic public speaker, David makes a point to engage audiences during his performances, sharing insights to help listeners connect with the music more personally and emotionally. David’s been honored to assist Giancarlo Guerrero, Jun Märkl, David Nealy, Thomas Wilkins, Peter Bay, Ken Lam, and others in recent years. In 2019, David made his operatic debut guest conducting La Traviata with the Kyrgyz National Opera and Ballet Theatre to great acclaim. Since then, David has worked on productions of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin and The Nutcracker, Shulamit Ran’s world-premiere opera The Diary of Anne Frank, Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel, Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore, John Williams’ Jurassic Park, Handel’s Alcina, Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Handel’s Messiah, and more. David is commended for his intuitive understanding of operatic repertoire, his sensitive music-making, and the ease with which he leads the orchestra. His conducting career has taken him across the United States and to international stages in Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Italy, Germany, Finland, Sweden, and Kyrgyzstan. David’s performances aim to captivate audiences by making music relatable and accessible, stating that “classical music doesn’t belong to the privileged few - it belongs to everyone.” An advocate for diversity in classical music, David is committed to showcasing works by under-represented composers, having recently worked on performances of Lili Boulanger, Ernst Chausson, Einojuhanni Rautavaara, William Grant Still, Samuel Coleridge Taylor, Duke Ellington, Ethyl Smyth, and Anna Thorvaldsdottir. As diverse as his influences and interests may be, David’s mission for classical music in the 21st-century is steadfast: to inspire, connect, and deliver audiences experiences worth remembering. David holds a quintuple degree in Violin Performance, Music Education, Music Theory, Music History, and Composition from Butler University. Conservatory-trained, he received his Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting from the Cleveland Institute of Music in 2015, and is currently working towards his Doctorate of Music in Orchestral Conducting at Indiana University, where he serves as an Associate Instructor for Orchestra, Opera, and Ballet. David has been privileged to work with renowned pedagogues including Arthur Fagen, Thomas Wilkins, Robert Spano, Nicolás Pasquet, Carl Topilow, Markand Thakar, Neil Varon, David Effron, and Jeffery Meyer.
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Mr. Kermit Poling

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Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey

University of Oxford
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Member Bio Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey (BM, MM, MM, MSt, DPhil), is the Director of Performance at St Catherine’s College and a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield, where she is researching the historic and contemporary orchestral practices of Afghanistan. She is the Conducting Fellow of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra and Coordinator of the orchestra’s Side-by-Side scheme as well as Director of Research for the Oxford Conducting Institute.
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Andrei Popkov

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Member Bio Andrei was born in the city of Togliatti, Russia. At the age of 7 he went to the Music School, and after graduation he entered the College of Music and graduated with honors. In 2013, Andrei graduated from the Conservatory, after which he received the position of Assistant Conductor of the Folk Orchestra of the Conservatory. In addition, he worked for 5 years as a singer of the Philharmonic Chamber Choir and for 9 years as a singer of the Orthodox Cathedral Choir. For 12 years he worked as an artist of the Philharmonic Folk Orchestra. From 2015 to 2022 he was the conductor of the Orchestra of the Togliatti Baptist Church and conductor of the Consolidated Orchestra of the Baptist Churches of the Volga Region. In 2018 and 2019 he participated in the Master classes of the famous teacher and conductor of the National Orchestra of Uzbekistan Vladimir Neimer. From 2019 to 2022 he was the Head of the Children’s Orchestra of the Lyceum of Arts and from 2018 to 2022 was the Chief Conductor of the Folk Orchestra and Chief Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the Togliatti Musical College. Andrei is excited to begin working with the NSO and learn from their dedicated and hard working group of experienced musicians.
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Mr. Markus Popp

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Member Bio Markus Popp was born in 1969 to a family of musicians in Detmold. After studying in the Kapellmeister class at the Weimar Academy of Music "Franz Liszt" (diploma in orchestral conducting) and postgraduate studies with Prof. Dr. Max Pommer at the Musikhochschule Saarbrücken, his first engagement as a répétiteur and conductor in 1997 led him to the musical theater "Les Misérables" in Duisburg. He then worked from 1998 to 2001 at the Pforzheim City Theater as a solo and ballet repetiteur and conductor. There he directed performances of the ballet “Swan Lake”, the musical “Hello Dolly” and the opera “Der Liebestrank”. Regular participation in master classes and competitions at home and abroad enabled him to acquire an extensive symphonic repertoire. In 2001 he was invited to the 47th International Competition for Young Conductors in Besançon for the first time. From 2001 to 2013 Markus Popp was under contract as choir director and Kapellmeister at the Mainfranken Theater in Würzburg, where he was honored for his commitment in 2002 with the great theater prize of the Förderverein. In 2003 he also received a scholarship from the Richard Wagner Association. From January 2015 the Theater Nordhausen / Loh-Orchester Sondershausen hired him as choir director and Kapellmeister. In 2009 and 2012 he made guest appearances with the radio choir and works by Reger and Klebe for rehearsals and recordings at WDR Cologne. He has been the director of the Academic Orchestra of the University of Würzburg since 2006. Provided that he has to work with a new cast every semester, he demonstrates the ability to sustainably shape an artistic ensemble profile. In 2014, the orchestra and its director Markus Popp were awarded the “Keck-Köppe-Stiftung” music prize. He was able to establish the perception of this orchestra as a premium ensemble of the University of Würzburg with the dramaturgical focus on the Russian symphony through the inspiring work and the extraordinary motivation of the students. He regularly leads the orchestra on tours abroad, such as in Freiburg i. Br., Dijon and Paris, as well as 2017 in Northern Italy and 2019 Strasbourg, Besançon and Tortona (Italy) From 2015 to 2018 Markus Popp was Kapellmeister and Choir Director at Theater Nordhausen / Loh-Orchester Sondershausen GmbH. In addition to the musical direction of various repertoire performances, he was entrusted with the direction of the 2015 Christmas Concert of the Loh Orchestra, children's concerts and, as a special honor, the direction of the ballet evening "Oedipus" with works by Dimitri Shostakovich, Henryk Górecki and Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky. For the 2018/19 season, Markus Popp was engaged at the Oldenburg State Theater. Particularly noteworthy is the rehearsal and direction of the concert series of Prokoffief's musical fairy tale "Peter and the Wolf" with the Oldenburg State Orchestra.
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