Stephanie Childress Explained

Stephanie Childress
Birth Date:May 1999
Nationality:British, French
Alma Mater:University of Cambridge
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Occupation:Conductor
Instrument:Violin
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Stephanie Childress (born May 1999) is a Franco-British conductor. She is the Principal Guest Conductor for the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia.

Early life and education

Childress was born in London to a non-musical family and began her career as a violinist.[1] She attended the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music and was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, eventually leading the orchestra in 2015.[2] [3] [4] [5] She was a string finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 2016 and 2018.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] She made her solo Proms debut in the summer of 2019.[11] [12]

In 2018, she graduated from the University of Cambridge with a bachelor's degree in music.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Career

In 2018, Childress became professionally involved in opera, starting as the assistant conductor for British Youth Opera’s 2018 production of The Enchanted Island, before assisting on productions at Glyndebourne and at the English National Opera.[19] [20] [21] She conducted Anna Semple’s opera The Next Station is Green Park at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2019, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne in 2022 and 2023, and Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking The Waves at Detroit Opera in 2024.[22] [23]

In September 2020, Childress won second prize at the first edition of the ‘La Maestra‘ competition in Paris.[24] [25] [26] From 2020 to 2022, she made her debuts with the Philharmonia, the Liverpool Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, London Mozart Players, BBC Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de Montpellier among others.[27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] She was the Assistant Conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) with Stephane Denève from 2020 to 2023.[34] [35] [36] [37] Childress also served as the Music Director of the St Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra.[38] [39] [40] [41]

In February 2022 she conducted the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia and was subsequently appointed Principal Guest Conductor in December 2023.[42] [43] [44] [45] She was nominated in the category ‘Révélation chef d’orchestre’ for the 2022 Victoires de la musique classique.[46] [47] [48] [49]

In 2023, she made her German symphonic and operatic debuts with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin and performances of Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail at the Hamburg Staatsoper.[50] [51] [52]

In 2024 Childress made multiple North American debuts with orchestras such as the National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa), Cleveland Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Baltimore Symphony and Minnesota Orchestra, as well as her Japanese debut with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra.

References

  1. Web site: MusicalAmerica - New Artist of the Month: Conductor Stephanie Childress . 2024-08-02 . www.musicalamerica.com.
  2. Web site: Rush . Mike . 2021-01-21 . Stephanie Childress, 21, on beginning as St. Louis Symphony’s assistant conductor in the spring . 2024-08-02 . Symphony . en-US.
  3. Web site: Roberts . Jen . 2021-01-11 . Meet Stephanie Childress, the new assistant conductor for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra . 2024-08-02 . www.stlmag.com . en-us.
  4. Web site: Post-Dispatch . Daniel Durchholz Special to the . 2021-11-23 . Globetrotting SLSO assistant conductor Stephanie Childress, 22, finds her lane in a fast-paced career . 2024-08-02 . STLtoday.com . en.
  5. Web site: 2022-05-13 . Does it Matter If a Conductor Has a String-Playing Background? . 2024-08-02 . Strings Magazine . en-US.
  6. Web site: Stephanie Childress is in BBC Young Musician of the Year . 2024-08-02 . Collingham College . en.
  7. Web site: An interview with new Associate Conductor, Stephanie Childress . 2024-08-02 . Sun Valley Music Festival . en-US.
  8. Web site: BBC Four - BBC Young Musician, 2016, Strings Final . 2024-08-02 . BBC . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Sun Valley Music Festival Appoints Stephanie Childress as Associate Conductor . 2024-08-02 . www.eyeonsunvalley.com.
  10. News: Maddocks . Fiona . 2022-10-29 . The week in classical: The Marriage of Figaro; Mahler Symphony No 8 review – phenomenal . 2024-08-02 . The Observer . en-GB . 0029-7712.
  11. Web site: BBC Four - BBC Young Musician, 2018 - Stephanie Childress . 2024-08-02 . BBC . en-GB.
  12. Web site: Development . PodBean . Episode 82 - Stephanie Childress a mic on the podium . 2024-08-02 . amiconthepodium.podbean.com . en.
  13. Web site: BBC Four - BBC Young Musician, 2016 - Stephanie Childress . 2024-08-02 . BBC . en-GB.
  14. Web site: Stéphanie Childress – Villa Albertine . 2024-08-02 . en-US.
  15. Web site: Klassik-begeistert . 2023-10-14 . Interview: Dirigentin Stephanie Childress im Gespräch mit Jolanta Łada-Zielke klassik-begeistert.de, 14. Oktober 2023 . 2024-08-02 . Klassik begeistert . de-DE.
  16. Web site: Vulture Introducing: Stephanie Childress . 2024-08-02 . Varsity Online . en.
  17. Web site: SJMS Beethoven 9 review: a night of ‘skill, warmth and passion’ . 2024-08-02 . Varsity Online . en.
  18. Web site: Meet violinist Stephanie Childress . 2024-08-02 . www.leedslitfest.co.uk . en.
  19. Web site: adminafo . 2020-09-23 . [Portrait de cheffe d'orchestre] Stephanie Childress ]. 2024-08-02 . AFO . fr-FR.
  20. Web site: CHANNEL . THE VIOLIN . 2018-10-11 . 19-Year-Old Violinist/Conductor Signed to Prestigious London Management Agency . 2024-08-02 . World's Leading Classical Music Platform . en-US.
  21. Web site: New Voices Theatre . 2024-08-02 . New Voices Theatre . en-US.
  22. Web site: Stephanie Childress . 2024-08-02 . Sun Valley Music Festival . en-US.
  23. Web site: Don Giovanni, Glyndebourne review — white-hot performances send lothario to hell . 2024-08-02 . www.ft.com.
  24. Web site: Rédaction . La . 2023-12-04 . Stephanie Childress nommée principale cheffe invitée à Barcelone . 2024-08-02 . ResMusica . fr-FR.
  25. Web site: 2020-09-21 . Stephanie Childress wins 2nd place at La Maestra! HarrisonParrott . 2024-08-02 . www.harrisonparrott.com . en.
  26. Web site: Rédaction . La . laredaction . 2020-12-10 . Stephanie Childress : encore une cheffe française nommée aux Etats-Unis . 2024-08-02 . Diapason . fr-FR.
  27. Web site: Stephanie Childress – L'Auditori . 2024-08-02 . www.auditori.cat.
  28. Web site: Stephanie Childress . 2024-08-02 . Royal Scottish National Orchestra . en-GB.
  29. Web site: Stephanie Childress conducts nocturnal fare in Liverpool . 2024-08-02 . bachtrack.com . en.
  30. Web site: SLSO . 2020-12-09 . Meet Stephanie Childress: The Newest Member of the SLSO Family . 2024-08-02 . SLSO Stories . en.
  31. Web site: Stephanie Childress - Paris Mozart Orchestra . 2024-08-02 . en-US.
  32. Web site: Stephanie Childress with the London Symphony Orchestra - Jean Sibelius: En Saga, Op. 9 HarrisonParrott . 2024-08-02 . www.harrisonparrott.com.
  33. Web site: Stephanie Childress puts the LSO through its paces in Sibelius . 2024-08-02 . bachtrack.com . en.
  34. Web site: Symphony Review: Childress scores a palpable hit with her first New Year's Eve concert - KDHX . 2024-08-02 . kdhx.org.
  35. Web site: Review: Superlative Mozart and Respighi from Stephanie Childress and the SLSO - KDHX . 2024-08-02 . kdhx.org.
  36. Web site: Symphony Review: Stephanie Childress leads the SLSO in three boundary-crossing works - KDHX . 2024-08-02 . kdhx.org.
  37. Web site: Symphony Review: Stephanie Childress and pianist Lise de la Salle brighten a dark and stormy night - KDHX . 2024-08-02 . kdhx.org.
  38. Web site: SLSO . 2023-05-05 . Assistant Conductor Stephanie Childress Reflects on Her Tenure with the SLSO . 2024-08-02 . SLSO Stories . en.
  39. Web site: Stephanie Childress: A Classical Music Change Maker . 2024-08-02 . Classical Music . en.
  40. Web site: Meinzer . Melissa . 2022-03-29 . Stephanie Childress conducts with Ben Folds and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra this weekend . 2024-08-02 . www.stlmag.com . en-us.
  41. Web site: Post-Dispatch . Daniel Durchholz Special to the . 2023-05-12 . Stephanie Childress takes a final bow with SLSO ... for now . 2024-08-02 . STLtoday.com . en.
  42. Web site: NEWS · Stephanie Childress will be the principal guest conductor of the OBC starting next season – L'Auditori . 2024-08-02 . www.auditori.cat.
  43. Web site: Symphonic Elevation: Stephanie Childress Ascends As Principal Guest Conductor For Barcelona Symphony Orchestra's Next Musical Odyssey Opera World . 2024-08-02 . en-US.
  44. Web site: Coll . Berta . 2024-05-02 . La temporada 2024-2025 de L'Auditori gira la mirada cap a la natura . 2024-08-02 . Ara.cat . ca.
  45. News: Brodeur . Michael Andor . 2024-04-05 . Chicago Symphony Orchestra names Klaus Mäkelä as next music director . 2024-08-02 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
  46. Web site: Jocteur-Monrozier . Côme . 2022-01-31 . Stéphanie Childress, révélation des Victoires de la musique classique 2022 . 2024-08-02 . France Musique . fr.
  47. Web site: Lopez . Louis-Valentin . 2022-01-06 . Victoires de la musique classique : les nommés du cru 2022 dévoilés . 2024-08-02 . France Musique . fr.
  48. Web site: Rédaction . La . laredaction . 2022-02-10 . Portrait : Stephanie Childress, cheffe d’orchestre . 2024-08-02 . Diapason . fr-FR.
  49. Web site: Les Victoires de la Musique Classique 2022 dévoilent les artistes en lice dans sa catégorie Révélations (Actualité) Opera Online - Le site des amateurs d'art lyrique . 2024-08-02 . www.opera-online.com . fr.
  50. Web site: Stephanie Childress Biographies . 2024-08-02 . nac-cna.ca . en-CA.
  51. Web site: Operatic Inspirations - Valerie Barber PR . 2024-08-02 . www.vbpr.co.uk . en-gb.
  52. Web site: Klassik-begeistert . 2023-10-17 . W.A. Mozart, „Die Entführung aus dem Serail" Staatsoper Hamburg, 12. Oktober 2023 . 2024-08-02 . Klassik begeistert . de-DE.

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