Maximiano Valdés

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Maximiano Valdés is a Chilean classical musician and orchestral conductor. Mr. Valdés is the Music Director of the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra.

Biography[]

He was born in Santiago, Chile. Immediately after graduating from the Academy of St. Cecilia in 1976 he was signed by La Fenice as assistant conductor, and the following year he joined the Tanglewood Festival with the same role. After winning the Nikolai Malko and Vittorio Gui competitions in 1980 he got his first principal position in the Paris Opera, which eventually led to performance in other theaters. However, Valdés considers his appointment as the 's principal and the Spanish National Orchestra's assistant under Jesús López Cobos in 1984 as the true beginning of his career. However he remained tied to the Paris Opera, and his operatic duties led him to resign from the Euskadi Symphony.[1] In his departing announcement he was critical with the lack of a single seat back then and instead perform in different Basque towns, and the "lack of clear ideas to propose an orchestral model", he resigned in August 1986.[2]

The following year he was invited by the Buffalo Philharmonic's principal Semyon Bychkov, who was looking for his successor. Thus Valdés made his American debut in October 1987 and in 1989, he was appointed Music Director of that orchestra, a position he held until 1998.[3][4] From 1994 he combined it with the titularity of the , which would eventually his main position and the one where he has spent the most years, until 2010.[5] During the 07/08 season, Valdés toured with his Asturian orchestra. The orchestra traveled Mexico, Spain and China.

Maximiano Valdés has several recordings available[6] and he signed on with Naxos to record works by Latin American and Spanish composers with the orchestra in Asturias.

Premieres[]

Date Venue Composer Composition Soloist(s) Orchestra
1986–12–19 [7] Madrid Conrado del Campo (posthumous) Víctor Martín Spanish National

North American orchestral engagements[]

Other orchestral engagements[]

Summer festival engagements[]

References[]

  1. ^ Semblanza:Maximiano Valdés Soublette
  2. ^ "Dimite el director de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi". El País, 22 August 1986
  3. ^ "About the Buffalo Philharmonic". Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Maximiano Valdes". Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  5. ^ "La batuta que refundó la OSPA" El Comercio, 6 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Maximiano Valdes / ArkivMusic". Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  7. ^ Scherzo, issue 7, September 1986, p.31
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