安德烈亞斯‧德爾夫斯 Andreas Delfs

羅徹斯特愛樂樂團的24/25樂季對音樂總監安德烈亞斯・德爾夫斯來說別具意義：德爾夫斯於1994年11月17日首度與羅徹斯特愛樂樂團同台亮相。累積了25多年來多次共同演出經歷後，2021年1月德爾夫斯被任命為羅徹斯特愛樂樂團的第13任音樂總監。

接下重任的德爾夫斯成功帶領羅徹斯特愛樂樂團從疫情的蕭條景氣東山再起。該樂團在23/24百週年樂季中創下歷史新紀錄：無懈可擊的節目安排和重量級特別來賓促使樂季音樂會票房創新高。樂團同時也透過委託作品世界首演和廣受好評的在地社區合作計畫展現藝術新高度。

不過德爾夫斯並不安於現狀，他用這些成功案例激勵樂團在下一個百年也要繼續更上一層樓。「你必須不斷向前走，」他解釋道，「歡慶精彩百週年樂季之後，一定得繼續一鼓作氣向前衝」。

德爾夫斯出生於德國弗倫斯堡，5歲時便啟蒙學習鋼琴與樂理。20歲的他成為漢堡大學管弦樂團史上最年輕的音樂總監。自漢堡音樂學院畢業後，他遵循德國重量級指揮大師克里斯托夫・馮・多赫南伊的建議，前往紐約攻讀並獲得茱莉亞音樂學院的碩士學位。德爾夫斯在紐約受教於指揮大師豪爾赫・梅斯特、艾爾陵和伯恩斯坦等人門下。

畢業後，德爾夫斯很快就在匹茲堡交響樂團和瑞士青年交響樂團找到工作。他曾在德國漢諾威擔任首席音樂總監，指揮該市著名的交響樂團和歌劇樂團。擔任密爾瓦基交響樂團的音樂總監和指揮時，德爾夫斯在1999年率團前往古巴巡迴演出。這是歷史性的一次巡迴－因為那是37多年來第一次有美國交響樂團到古巴演出。密爾瓦基交響樂團也在他的帶領下躍升為國內一流樂團。

安德烈亞斯・德爾夫斯曾帶領過很多知名樂團，包括倫敦愛樂管弦樂團、法蘭克福廣播交響樂團、洛杉磯愛樂管弦樂團及中國國家交響樂團。合作過的世界知名音樂家包括菲利普・葛拉斯、安德烈・華茲、伊曼紐・艾克斯、約書亞・貝爾、希拉蕊・哈恩、馬友友、郎朗及芮妮・弗萊明。

德爾夫斯在北美及歐洲與樂團合作期間，以充滿熱情與戲劇化的手法詮釋浪漫時代晚期作品出名，這反映出他的藝術成熟度不斷在演進，進而讓他能在指揮台上展現出更深沉的見解與發自內心的情感。

德爾夫斯的指揮風格是數十年經驗的累積精華，不過他也非常喜愛新世代的音樂。光是在過去兩個樂季中，他就指揮了羅徹斯特愛樂樂團委託德瑞克・史蓋、羅貝托・西耶拉、李詠之和亞倫・杰伊・柯尼斯等傑出作曲家譜寫的作品。

德爾夫斯與夫人艾美目前定居於羅徹斯特東邊的普爾特尼維爾小鎮。身邊有兒孫及銀狐犬卡士伯相伴。

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s 24/25 season marks a milestone for Music Director Andreas Delfs, whose debut with the RPO was November 17, 1994. Many return appearances and more than 25 years later, Maestro Delfs was announced as the RPO’s 13th music director in January 2021.

Since then, Delfs has been pivotal in leading the orchestra out of the depths of the pandemic through the RPO’s history-making 23/24 Centennial Season: breaking box-office records with blockbuster programming and A-list special guests, while also climbing to new artistic heights with world-premiere commissions and acclaimed community collaborations.

Not one to rest on the laurels of those successes, Delfs is using them to inspire the orchestra to thrive into its second century. “You always have to move forward,” he explained. “And the only way to follow a breath-taking anniversary season is to build on its momentum.”

Born in Flensburg, Germany, Delfs began studying piano and music theory at age five. By 20, he became the youngest music director in the history of the Hamburg University Orchestra. Following graduation from Hamburg Conservatory, he followed the recommendation of legendary German conductor Christoph von Dohnányi, and took off for New York, where he earned his master’s degree at Juilliard School of Music, studying under such legendary conductors as Jorge Mester, Sixten Ehrling, and Leonard Bernstein.

Delfs soon landed posts at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra (SYSO). He served as general music director of Hannover, Germany, conducting the city’s renowned symphony orchestra and opera company. As music director and conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Delfs led the orchestra on its historic 1999 tour of Cuba, the first by an American orchestra in more than 37 years. During his tenure at the Milwaukee Symphony, he was instrumental in the symphony’s rise to national prominence.

Andreas Delfs has led scores of distinguished ensembles such as the London Philharmonic, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Chinese National Symphony Orchestra. He has partnered with world-renowned artists including Philip Glass, André Watts, Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn, Yo-Yo Ma, Lang Lang, and Renée Fleming.

His passionate and dramatic interpretations of the late romantic repertoire with orchestras in both North America and Europe have drawn critical acclaim, reflecting a constantly evolving artistic maturity marked by the insight, depth and integrity he brings to the podium.

While Delfs’ approach to conducting has been forged by decades of experience, his love of new music is undeniable. Over the last two seasons alone, he has overseen RPO commissions by such highly regarded composers as Derrick Skye, Roberto Sierra, James Lee III, and Aaron Jay Kernis.

He and wife Amy live east of Rochester in the hamlet of Pultneyville, surrounded by their children, a grandchild, and Casper the Spitz.

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