Il direttore Britannico Douglas Bostock è direttore principale della Argovia Philarmonic in Svizzera (dal 2001) e Direttore Musicale del Hallwyl Opera Festival (dal 2003). Precedentemente ha lavorato con la Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra (direttore principale), la Munich Symphony Orchestra (principale direttore ospite), la Czech Chamber Philarmonic (principale direttore ospite), la Southwest German Philarmonic (direttore ospite fisso), ela Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra (direttore principale e principale direttore ospite) .
Douglas Bostock ha diretto molte delle più importanti orchestre europee, americane e asiatiche, tra cui London Philarmonic, le orchestra della BBC, Royal Philharmonic, Prague Radio Symphony, Prague Symphony, Aarhus Symphony, New Japan Philharmonic, Kyoto Symphony, Sapporo Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, National Chamber Orchestra, State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra, e la Calgary Philharmonic. E’ apparso in importanti eventi e sale internazionali come BBC Proms, Vienna Konzerthaus, Suntory Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Tonhalle Zurich, Prague Spring Festival, Herkulessaal Munich, Leipzig Gewandhaus and Ravenna Festival.
Prolifico nelle incisioni, Bostock ha oltre 100 CD a suo nome, che riflettono il suo esteso e diversificato repertorio, alcuni comprendenti opere poco conosciute e mai registrate prima. Particolare riconoscimento hanno avuto i suoi cicli completi del’opera orchestrale di CarlNielsen e le sinfonie di Robert Schumann, così come l’ampia British Symphonic Collection.
Douglas Bostock è internazionalmente rinomato come insegnante di direzione. E’ stato docente ospite nei dipartimenti di Opera e Direzione alla Tokyo University of the Arts, con la quale ha una collaborazione di lunghissima durata. I suoi masterclass in molte nazioni sono largamente conosciuti e godono di vasta popolarità. Inoltre, affronta entusiasticamente la sfida di lavorare con giovani musicisti, venendo invitato come direttore in conservatori di Europa e Asia, ed è Visiting Professor al Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Giappone.
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The British conductor Douglas Bostock is Principal Conductor of the Argovia Philharmonic in Switzerland (since 2001) and Music Director of the Hallwyl Opera Festival (since 2003). He previously held positions with the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra (Principal Conductor), the Munich Symphony Orchestra (Principal Guest Conductor), the Czech Chamber Philharmonic (Principal Guest Conductor), the Southwest German Philharmonic (Regular Guest Conductor), and Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra (Principal Conductor & Principal Guest Conductor).
Douglas Bostock has conducted many of the leading European, North American and Asian orchestras, including the London Philharmonic, the BBC orchestras, Royal Philharmonic, Prague Radio Symphony, Prague Symphony, Aarhus Symphony, New Japan Philharmonic, Kyoto Symphony, Sapporo Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, National Chamber Orchestra, State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra, and the Calgary Philharmonic. He has appeared at such prestigious international venues and festivals as BBC Proms, Vienna Konzerthaus, Suntory Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Tonhalle Zurich, Prague Spring Festival, Herkulessaal Munich, Leipzig Gewandhaus and Ravinia Festival.
A prolific recording artist, Douglas Bostock has over 100 CDs to his name, reflecting his diverse and extensive repertoire, and including many less well-known and previously unrecorded works. His major recording cycles of the complete orchestral music of Carl Nielsen and the symphonies of Robert Schumann, as well as the extensive British Symphonic Collection, have won particular international acclaim.
Douglas Bostock is renowned internationally as a teacher of conducting. He has been Guest Professor in the conducting and opera departments at Tokyo University of the Arts, where he has a long-standing relationship. His conducting master classes in many countries are widely acclaimed and enjoy great popularity. Furthermore, keenly embracing the challenge of working with young musicians, he is frequently invited to conduct at conservatoires in Europe and Asia, and is Visiting Professor at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Japan.
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