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“Mann again showed himself to be a skilled musical architect, designing and
executing a beautifully paced interpretation, which seemed to spring from
somewhere deep within the music rather than superimposed upon it.” [Debussy: La
Mer]
San Diego Union Tribune
"Mann's baton technique reminds me of such conductors as Eugene Ormandy and
Fritz Reiner; he has both their showmanship and musicianship. Arkansas is lucky
to have his services. And the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra obviously enjoys
working under his leadership."
Arkansas Times
“For the Mozart concerto, Mann literally put away his big baton and coaxed a
warm, genial rendering of the rarely performed concerto. With an animated McGill
and a more serious-looking Smith, conductor, soloists and orchestra approached
the concerto as if it was chamber music, and it came across as though the
occasion was a gathering of close, committed friends making music.
San Diego Union Tribune
“Mann brought a lot more than just urgency to the piece. (Strauss: Don Juan)
Despite his predilection for excitement, Mann kept the tempos flexible, allowed
the music to breathe in the more reflective sections, and most impressively, his
interpretation was expertly paced. He gestures were so expansive you wondered if
he would have anything left for the penultimate section, before the quiet
ending, but he showed he still had plenty in the tank for a shattering climax. “
San Diego Union Tribune
"‘From the New World’ is one of the war horses of symphonic music. Yet
Mann’s interpretation of it was as fresh as if he were giving it its first
performance. The significant themes and motifs in every section stood out."
Arkansas Times
"Mann led the orchestra in a deftly controlled yet deeply felt account of
the work, marked by a combination of lyricism and strength. They the time the
triumphant conclusion was reached, one had the feeling that a world-class
conductor had just led a world-class orchestra.” [(Tchaikovsky Symphony #5]
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
“Mann attacked the piece with a robust, gleeful vigor, and the orchestra
responded with tight, bright playing. Mann exhibited absolute technical control
tempered with an emotional connection to the music and the players in his
expressively graceful yet passionate conducting style.”
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Philip Mann, conductor
Hailed by the BBC as a "talent to watch out for, who conveys a mature command of
his forces," American conductor Philip Mann is quickly gaining a reputation as
an "expressively graceful yet passionate" artist on three continents. Newly
appointed as music director of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, he also serves
as the San Diego Symphony's Associate Conductor and formerly an American
Conducting Fellow/assistant conductor, where he has conducted over 200
performances of Jacobs Subscription Masterworks, Symphony Exposed, family, young
people's concerts, Kinder Konzert, pops, and other special programs.
His most recent subscription appearance was described by the San Diego Union
Tribune, "Mann was masterful… a skilled musical architect, designing and
executing a beautifully paced interpretation, which seemed to spring from
somewhere deep within the music rather than superimposed upon it." The winner of
the Vienna Philharmonic's Karajan Fellowship at the Salzburg Festival, he has
served as cover conductor for the Cleveland Orchestra and as the Schmidt
Conducting Fellow of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Mann has worked with
leading artists such as Joshua Bell, Sharon Isbin, Marvin Hamlisch and given
world premiers of major composers including John Corigliano. He maintains a
lively schedule as a guest conductor having conducted at New York's Avery
Fischer Hall and London's Barbican Center. 2011 brings his debut with the
National Symphony of Cyprus, and his Canadian debut with l'Orchestre symphonique
de Québec that Le Soleil described as a "Tour de Force." Active in symphonic,
operatic, and new music repertories, he has served as music director of the
Oxford City Opera and Oxford Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra.
Elected a Rhodes Scholar, Mann studied and taught at Oxford, and won the annual
competition to become principal conductor of the Oxford University Philharmonia.
Under his leadership, the Philharmonia's performances and tours received
international press and acclaim. Mann studied with Alan Hazeldine of London's
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Colin Metters at the Royal Academy of
Music, and Marios Papadopolous of the Oxford Philomusica. He worked with Leonard
Slatkin and the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center's National
Conducting Institute and Michael Tilson Thomas at the New World Symphony.
Mentorship with Esa-Pekka Salonen and Jorma Panula followed at the Los Angeles
Philharmonic's Conducting Masterclasses. He has also worked under Imre Pallo,
David Effron, John Poole, and Thomas Baldner at Indiana University where he was
appointed visiting lecturer in orchestral conducting, and worked as assistant
conductor at the IU Opera Theater. Additional studies came under the Bolshoi
Theater's music director, Alexander Vedernikov at the Moscow State Conservatory,
Gustav Meir, Kenneth Keisler, and with Pulitzer Prize winning composer Robert
Ward. He is the recipient of numerous awards including commendations from
several cities, and the state of California.
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