洪毅全 Darrell Ang

創意十足的新加坡指揮洪毅全近年在中國樂界迅速竄紅。這位掌舵中國數一數二交響樂團的指揮是國際舞台上詮釋當代亞洲作曲家作品的主力之一，因此在2022年獲舊金山歌劇院邀請指揮演出七場盛宗亮的新歌劇《紅樓夢》。隔年(2023)受邀指揮墨爾本交響樂團和鹿特丹愛樂樂團，與樂迷共同歡慶農曆年節。

洪毅全從2017年開始擔任中國四川交響樂團藝術總監和首席指揮。在他的帶領之下，四川交響樂團已成為四川省、甚至全中國中西部地區音樂界中不容小覷的交響樂團。洪毅全亦受地方政府委託，主導中國中西部地區樂界持續創新精進，讓地方的音樂生活與中國蓬勃的音樂圈接軌。這個任務提供洪毅全大展創新實驗精神的好機會：目前他同時主持數個創新音樂計畫，包括替國際交響樂團規劃大型巡演路線與創立大型音樂節、國際教育合作計畫及大賽。

洪毅全天資聰穎且擁有獨一無二藝術特質。他精通六國語言（英、法、德、義、俄和華語），拿手表演曲目風格廣泛－他在翡冷翠菲佐雷最高演奏音樂院鑽研巴洛克音樂及大鍵琴，對20世紀法國和俄羅斯音樂特別有興趣，當代曲目也難不倒他。他本身也是一位才華橫溢的作曲家。洪毅全被譽為當代亞洲作品詮釋者當中的佼佼者，經常在世界各地的舞台上指揮演出陳怡、譚盾、周龍、陳其鋼、尹伊桑及已故作曲家武滿徹的作品。

主持創意創作計畫和組織之餘，洪毅全也是非常活躍的客座指揮。他時常與亞洲及東北亞地區的各大管弦樂團合作，像是北京國家大劇院管弦樂團、香港管弦樂團、日本NHK交響樂團、台灣國家交響樂團、新加坡交響樂團以及讀賣日本交響樂團。在歐洲地區最近和即將合作的樂團包括哥本哈根愛樂樂團、倫敦愛樂樂團、法國廣播愛樂樂團、西班牙廣播電視交響樂團、柏林廣播交響樂團、聖彼得堡愛樂交響樂團以及維也納廣播交響樂團。除了在交響樂方面的專業，洪毅全也精通歌劇指揮。他不時會與世界知名劇院合作，像是馬林斯基劇院、波爾多大劇院和舊金山歌劇院。

洪毅全在2007年於第五十屆貝桑松國際指揮大賽中囊括首獎、聽眾獎及樂團獎三大獎項因而一戰成名。他也是第九屆義大利佩卓地指揮大賽及第八屆阿圖羅‧托斯卡尼尼指揮大賽首獎得主。其他榮譽包括2015年榮獲得法國政府授予藝術和文學騎士勳章以及詮釋中國作曲家周龍與陳怡作品的專輯(NAXOS唱片發行)獲葛萊美獎提名。

他曾任布列塔尼交響樂團的音樂總監(2012-2015)和新加坡國家青年樂團的音樂總監 (2010-2013)，也是新加坡交響樂團有史以來最年輕的副指揮 (2008-2013)。在俄國讀書時，洪毅全與友人共同成立聖彼得堡室內愛樂樂團，希望藉此向俄國聽眾推廣當代音樂。洪毅全亦是創作等身的作曲家，作品囊括交響樂、室內樂和器樂獨奏曲。他的作品《疲憊地球的號聲》是一首交響樂編制的前奏曲，描寫人類對大自然與環境的破壞。最近由新加坡國立青年管弦樂團首演。

洪毅全出生於新加坡，四歲時即開始學習演奏小提琴和鋼琴。在新加坡師從梁榮平學習作曲，爾後前往俄國聖彼得堡追隨列昂尼德‧科爾馬爾教授（指揮大師伊利亞‧穆辛的傳人）學習樂團指揮，再以首位指揮獎學金獲獎學生身分到耶魯大學深造，接受咸信益的指導。其他指揮恩師包括洛林‧馬捷爾和埃薩－佩卡‧薩洛寧。

Sitting at the head of one of China’s leading orchestras, conductor Darrell Ang is fast becoming one of the most entrepreneurial and influential players in the musical landscape of China, as well as one of the foremost interpreters of contemporary Asian composers active on the global stage. In recognition of this, in 2022 he was engaged by the San Francisco Opera to conduct a 7-show production of Bright Sheng’s Dream of the Red Chamber, and will lead the Lunar New Year celebrations of both the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in 2023.

Since 2017, Ang has served as Artistic Director & Chief Conductor of the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, building the ensemble into the leading musical force not only of the Chengdu province, but also of mid-Western China as a whole. He has been afforded the honour of spear-heading the growth and development of the mid-Western landscape within the fast-paced world of China’s growing musical life, by appointment of the regional government – a mission that is perfectly suited to Ang’s entrepreneurial creative spirit. As such, he is now leading the creation ofnumerouscreative projects, from a large-scale orchestral touring circuit for international orchestras, to the creation of large-scale festivals and international education projects and competitions.

Ang is celebrated globally as being in possession of a unique artistic mind and prodigious intellect. Fluent in six languages (English, French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, and Russian), he also commands an extensive breadth of repertoire – from studies in Baroque Music & Harpsichord (at Italy’s Scuola di Musica di Fiesole), to a particular passion for French and Russian music of the 20th century, through to contemporary repertoire – and he is also himself a gifted composer. Ang is now celebrated as one of the foremost interpreters of contemporary Asian repertoire, regularly conducting works by Chen Yi, Tan Dun, Zhou Long, Chen Qigang, Isang Yang, and the late Toru Takemitsu, in performances around the world.

In addition to Ang’s skills in leading creative projects and institutions, he enjoys a prolific guest conducting career, regularly conducting the leading orchestras of Asia and the Far East, including Beijing’s NCPA Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, NSO Taiwan, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra Tokyo. In Europe, recent and forthcoming highlights include the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France, RTVE Symphony Orchestra Madrid, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Alongside his symphonic expertise, he is highly skilled conductor of the operatic repertoire, working regularly with such world-renowned houses as the Mariinsky Theatre and the Opéra National de Bordeaux, and the San Francisco Opera.

Darrell Ang shot into the international spotlight in 2007 when he took all three top prizes at the prestigious 50th Besançon International Conducting Competition: Grand Prize, Audience Prize, and Orchestra Prize. Other major competition wins include first prize at the 9th Antonio Pedrotti International Conducting Competition, and the 8th Arturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition. Additional accolades include the French honour of Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2015, as well as a GRAMMY nomination for his recording of music by Chinese composers Zhou Long and Chen Yi (one of several recordings for the Naxos label).

Previous titled positions include Music Director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Bretagne (2012-2015), the youngest ever Associate Conductor of the Singapore Symphony (2008-2013), and Music Director of the Singapore National Youth Orchestra (2010-2013), amongst others. Whilst studying in Russia, he co-founded the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, by way of introducing contemporary music to Russian audiences. A prolific composer of symphonic, chamber, and solo instrumental works, his Fanfare for a Frazzled Earth – a symphonic overture about man’s devastation of nature and the environment – was recently premiered by the Singapore National Youth Orchestra.

Born in Singapore, Ang received his early musical education at the age of four, when he began to play the violin and the piano. After studies in Composition under Leong Yoon Pin in Singapore, he embarked on the study of Conducting in St. Petersburg with Professor Leonid Korschmar – heir to the grand tradition of the legendary Conducting Professor Ilya Musin – before continuing his education at Yale as the university’s very first Conducting Fellow, under the tutelage of Shinik Hahm. Amongst his conducting mentors are such luminaries as Esa-Pekka Salonen and the late Lorin Maazel.

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