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指揮／艾度．迪華特 Edo De Waart

目前任職紐西蘭交響樂團音樂總監的艾度·迪華特，同時也是安特衛普交響樂團、荷蘭廣播愛樂管弦樂團，以及密爾瓦基交響樂團的桂冠指揮。

除了現有的職位，他也曾擔任過舊金山交響樂團、明尼蘇達管弦樂團、香港管弦樂團、鹿特丹愛樂、雪梨交響樂團的音樂總監，以及荷蘭國家歌劇院的首席指揮。

在2018/19 樂季，迪華特將與他之前任職的管弦樂團，包括雪梨交響樂團，明尼蘇達管弦樂團，香港管弦樂團、鹿特丹愛樂，以及荷蘭廣播愛樂樂團合作。 他將與聖地亞哥交響樂團進行為期兩週的開季演出，屆時將與郎朗一同登臺，並在在樂季中與女高音潔爾‧哈維合作。 此外，他也將指揮休士頓和堪薩斯交響樂團，並再度指揮NHK交響樂團。本樂季的其他客席演出還包括芬蘭廣播交響、冰島交響樂團以及杭州愛樂，作為貫穿全季的馬勒全集的一部分。

作為一位歌劇指揮，迪華特在世界上許多最偉大的歌劇院中享有盛名，擁有豐富多彩的曲目。 他曾在拜魯特、皇家歌劇院柯芬園，日內瓦大劇院，巴士底歌劇院，聖達菲歌劇院和大都會歌劇院演出。 作為密爾瓦基、安特衛普交響樂團和香港管弦樂團的音樂總監時，試圖不受舞臺的種種限制阻礙演出，進而將經典的劇作帶給更廣大的觀眾，他經常以半舞台或歌劇音樂會的形式進行演出。他將在2018/19賽季繼續以這樣的精神與密爾瓦基交響樂團合作《飄泊的荷蘭人》，並與安特衛普交響樂團合作《女武神》。

作為一位知名的樂團訓練者，他參與了茱莉亞音樂院、科爾本音樂院對年輕優秀演奏家的計劃，以及知名的音樂營，聖塔芭芭拉西方音樂學院的合作。

迪華特的唱片發行廣袤，包括了飛利浦，維珍，EMI，Telarc和RCA。最近的錄音包括亨德利克斯的第一號交響曲與雙簧管協奏曲，馬勒第一號交響曲與艾爾加的《傑若提斯之夢》，兩張唱片都與皇家法蘭德斯愛樂合作。

迪華特在紐約愛樂擔任伯恩斯坦的助理指揮，開啟職業生涯後，隨後返回荷蘭，被阿姆斯特丹皇家大會堂管弦樂團任命為海汀克的助理指揮。 1973年，他被任命為鹿特丹愛樂管弦樂團的首席指揮和藝術總監。

因其音樂成就，迪華特曾獲得眾多殊榮，包括荷蘭政府的雄獅勳章、澳洲官佐勳章榮譽，亦是香港演藝學院的榮譽院士。

Music Director of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart also holds the positions of Conductor Laureate of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to his existing posts, he was previously Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and Chief Conductor of De Nederlandse Opera.  

The 2018/19 season will see de Waart conduct his former orchestras, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and Hong Kong and Rotterdam philharmonic orchestras, and make his annual appearance with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. He will conduct San Diego Symphony Orchestra’s opening two weeks where he will be joined by Lang Lang for a gala performance, and return later in the season with Joelle Harvey. He will also conduct the Houston and Kansas City symphony orchestras as well as return to NHK Symphony Orchestra. Other guest conducting appearances this season include Finnish Radio and Iceland symphony orchestras and Hangzhou Philharmonic, as part of a season long Mahler cycle.

As an opera conductor, de Waart has enjoyed success in a large and varied repertoire in many of the world’s greatest opera houses. He has conducted at Bayreuth, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Opéra Bastille, Santa Fe Opera, and The Metropolitan Opera. As Music Director in Milwaukee, Antwerp and Hong Kong, in an attempt bring the operatic canon to broader audiences where stage limitations prevent performances, he has often conducted semi-staged and operas in concert performances.  He continues this mission in 2018/19 with both Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (The Flying Dutchman) and Antwerp Symphony Orchestra (Die Walküre).

A renowned orchestral trainer, he has been involved with projects working with talented young players at the Juilliard and Colburn Schools, and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. 

de Waart’s extensive catalogue encompasses releases for Philips, Virgin, EMI, Telarc and RCA. Recent recordings include Henderickx Symphony No.1 and Oboe Concerto, Mahler’s Symphony No.1 and Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius, both with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic.

Beginning his career as an Assistant Conductor to Leonard Bernstein at the New York Philharmonic, de Waart then returned to Holland where he was appointed Assistant Conductor to Bernard Haitink at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In 1973 he was appointed Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. 

Edo de Waart has received a number of awards for his musical achievements, including becoming a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion and an Honorary Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.