Tedd Joselson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra & Arthur Fagen
Biography Tedd Joselson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra & Arthur Fagen
Tedd Joselson
Belgian-American pianist Tedd JoseIson was only 17 when he auditioned for the Philadelphia Orchestra's music director, Eugene Ormandy, after which the famous conductor remarked: 'Anything you want, you can play with us.' He was offered a recording contract by RCA whilst still a student at Juilliard, and quickly became, and remained until his retirement, one of the most sought after performers regularly appearing with nearly every important symphonic ensemble and conductor. He gave his debut piano recital on the Great Performer's series in Lincoln Center in NYC in 1975. Thereafter, his annual sold out recital tours were eagerly awaited events on the music calendar. Noted for his lyrical playing across a wide range of repertoire, his recordings of works span 400 years of music from Bach to Lim, and have won numerous awards including several Grammy nominations.
He retired from public performance in 1999 and now mostly resides in Singapore where he spends much of his time preparing young gifted pianists from around the world for their careers in music, and where he is affectionately known as the nation's adopted son.
Arthur Fagen
Music Director of the Atlanta Opera since 2010, and Chair of Orchestral Conducting at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, Arthur Fagen is a regular guest at prestigious opera houses, concert halls and music festivals, and has conducted many distinguished orchestras globally, including the Vienna State Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Teatro Colon, Czech Philharmonic, Bavarian Radio, Tokyo Philharmonic, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and more.
He has held positions as Generalmusikdirektor of the Dortmund Philharmonic and Opera, Chief Conductor of the Antwerp Opera and First Conductor of the Kassel and Braunschweig Operas. He won First Prize at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Conductors' Competition and he has recorded extensively for Naxos, BMG and the Bayerischer Rundfunk. Arthur recalls having conducted for Tedd Joselson on at least one of these prestigious performances, and has shared a memorable pie from the glorious past.
