![]() ![]() ![]() “Charting the entire score admirably as well as seeking out its detail, conductor Finnegan Downie Dear confirmed his rising reputation.” “Musically it is also a challenge but no problem for conductor Finnegan Downie Dear and the first Nevill Holt outing for the Shadwell Ensemble as he balances the musicians on stage with the singers behind him and all over and on and off that mound.” Robert Hugill, Planet Hugill, 23 August 2021 The orchestra provided a fine complement to the stage action, the sound-world being all of a piece with the drama.” Downie Dear’s avoided the over-romantic approach, but drew full drama from moments such as the opera’s opening bars, and the return of the same material at the end. “Finnegan Downie Dear and Shadwell:Ensemble provided a vivid, lithe accompaniment which gave quite a modern sound to the opera. “The Shadwell Ensemble, under the baton of Finnegan Downie Dear, delivers an extremely fine account of the score.” “Underlying the musical performance is the energised conducting of the impressive Shadwell Ensemble by Finnegan Downie Dear, whose selection of tempi is impeccable.” Since 2014 he has been Music Director of Shadwell, a company that works with the most talented young British musicians to bring contemporary British repertoire to new audiences and experiment with new operatic forms.įor more information, please contact Henry Lindsay. He subsequently worked as an assistant to Simone Young, Thomas Adès, Simon Rattle, Daniel Harding and Richard Baker. Previous opera experience includes Die tote Stadt at Polish National Opera, Hänsel und Gretel at Deutsche Oper am Rhein and Korean National Opera, Le nozze di Figaro at Royal Swedish Opera, Don Giovanni at Nevill Holt Opera and Gerald Barry’s Alice’s Adventures Underground at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.īorn in London, Finnegan graduated with distinction from Cambridge University and the Royal Academy of Music. In future seasons Finnegan will conduct productions at Theater an der Wien, Hamburg Staatsoper and the State Opera South Australia. He also returned to Bamberg in February this year for his first subscription concerts with Thomas Hampson, before bringing Shadwell Opera’s production of Knussen Where the Wild Things Are to more than 4000 schoolchildren in performances at the Joseph-Keilberth Saal. Recent important engagements include the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Filarmonica di Bologna, Borusan Philharmonic Istanbul and the Korean National Symphony Orchestra. He will also debut with orchestras including Camerata Salzburg, Deutsches Symphony-Orchester Berlin, Tampere Philharmonic and the Baltimore, Polish National Radio, Bournemouth and Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestras, as well as returning to the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. In the 22/23 season he will debut at Staatsoper Berlin (Janáček Věc Makropulos) as well as working with the Staatskapelle Berlin in concert. The jury spoke of his ‘rare combination of open heart and brilliant mind’, and his ‘ability to evoke truly magical moments as if there were nothing more natural to do’. Thanks again.Finnegan came to international attention in 2020, when he was awarded first prize at the Bamberger Symphoniker’s International Mahler Competition. We know you'll continue to support us as we grow.and we'll continue to offer a great service. And customers.We can't believe how many of you have supported us so far, we are so grateful for your business. All our Galaxy Colleagues down South (I've honestly never worked with a more helpful and supportive group of people) Well done and thanks to the whole Team for making the first 6 months so successful, and enjoyable, at Galaxy Glasgow. That said, looking back now, it's actually no real surprise.given the Team that we have built. We also never expected to have so many great customers come to the Galaxy "party" so quickly. ![]() When we opened this amazing facility, we never believed we would fill it so quickly. The Team at Galaxy Glasgow celebrated our first 6 months trading on Friday by treating the Team to lunch and then a relaxed chat about how successful those 6 months have been for our new business. It's hard to believe that we're halfway through 2023 already. ![]()
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