Oliver Zeffman
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Oliver Zeffman (age 30)[1][2] is an English conductor. He has conducted orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra[1], Philharmonia Orchestra[2][3], Orchestre national d'Île-de-France[4] and the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields[1][2][5][6][7][8][9].
Biography
Zeffman was born in London, United Kingdom. His brother is journalist Henry Zeffman[10]. Oliver Zeffman began learning the violin aged four[10], and later attended Highgate School[11]. He studied History and Russian at Durham University, during which he attended St. Petersburg Conservatory for one year.[2][10]
Zeffman founded his orchestra the Melos Sinfonia whilst still at school, later giving performances abroad.[2] In 2017 he and the Melos Sinfonia gave the Russian premiere of George Benjamin's Written on Skin and then gave the Russian premiere of the same composer's Lessons in Love and Violence in 2019.[2]
In 2020 Zeffman created Eight Songs from Isolation, commissioning composers including Thomas Adès and Nico Muhly to contribute songs that were performed by singers including Iestyn Davies and Sarah Connolly.[2] It was released through Apple Music and Marquee TV.[2]
In 2021 Zeffman released Live at the V&A with violinist Viktoria Mullova and the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields on Apple Music and Marquee TV, and filmed in the Raphael Court of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.[6]
In 2022 Zeffman continued his partnership with Apple Music with Music x Museums, a series of concerts in the Science Museum, Cutty Sark and British Library that were filmed and recorded for release in 2023 on Apple Music's Platoon label.[2][7][8][9]
In 2023 Zeffman will conduct the first Classical Pride concert by a major orchestra outside of the US, with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and soloists Pavel Kolesnikov, Samson Tsoy, Nicky Spence, Davóne Tines and Ella Taylor at the Barbican Centre.[1][12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kampfner, Constance (2023-05-24). "London to host Europe's first major LGBT classical concert". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "June 2023". Classical Music. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ "Cutty Sark: Sea Pictures". Philharmonia. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ "Federico Colli joue Prokofiev et Chostakovitch avec l'ONDIF sous la direction d'Oliver Zeffman". Journal La Terrasse (in français). Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ "The week in classical: Manchester Collective & Abel Selaocoe; Music@Malling; Music x Museums". the Guardian. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 2021-06-08T12:43:00+01:00. "Violinist Viktoria Mullova performs at the V&A". The Strad. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Beethoven in concert, with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and the Bach Choir". The British Library. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Wild, Stephi. "Oliver Zeffman Directs A New Series Of Concerts At Major London Museums". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Salazar, David (2023-03-08). "Oliver Zeffman 'Music x Museums' to be Released as Audio-Visual Album on Apple Music". OperaWire. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Making things happen". www.thejc.com. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ "Highgate's entrepreneurial young conductor". Ham & High. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ "Introducing Europe's first ever major Classical Pride concert". GAY TIMES. 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
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