ABOUT THE ARTISTs
“Chen is diminutive but powerful, with an exacting style of conducting that commands attention.” —San Francisco Classical Voice
Innovation, imagination, passion, and dynamism are the hallmarks of Taiwanese-American conductor Mei-Ann Chen. Music Director of the MacArthur Award-winning Chicago Sinfonietta since 2011, Ms. Chen is Austria’s Recreation Grosses Orchester Graz first-ever Principal Guest Conductor, the first-ever Artistic Partner of Houston’s River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO), and Artistic Director & Conductor for the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Summer Festival.
A sought-after guest conductor acclaimed for infusing orchestras with energy, enthusiasm, high-level music-making, and galvanizing audiences and communities alike, Ms. Chen’s reputation as a compelling communicator has resulted in growing popularity with orchestras worldwide. She has appeared with distinguished orchestras throughout the Americas, Europe, and Scandinavia. Upcoming highlights include debuts with the New York Philharmonic, Austria’s Tonkünstler in Vienna’s Musikverein, and engagements with Finland’s Helsinki Philahrmonic, Ireland’s Ulster Orchestra, Sweden’s Norrlandsosper, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and the Taiwan Philharmonic.
Maestra Chen also served on the jury for the prestigious Malko Competition in 2021. Honors and awards include being named one of Musical America’s 2015 Top 30 Influencers, the 2012 Helen M. Thompson Award from the League of American Orchestras, the 2007 Taki Concordia Fellowship founded by Marin Alsop, 2005 First Prize Winner of the Malko Competition (first woman to win in the history of the competition), and ASCAP awards for innovative programming.
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MILOŠ is one of the world’s most celebrated classical guitarists. His career began its meteoric rise in 2011, with the release of his international best-selling Deutsche Grammophon debut album, Mediterraneo. Since then, he has earned legions of fans, awards, and acclaim around the world through his extensive touring, six chart topping recordings, and television appearances.
Now exclusive to Decca Classics, MILOŠ is committed to expanding the repertoire for the classical guitar through commissioning of new works. His latest release, The Moon and the Forest, features two world premiere concertos by Howard Shore and Joby Talbot.
Over the past decade, the instrument’s popularity has exploded thanks to MILOŠ’ pioneering approach. Aspiring guitarists can even learn from him through Schott’s Play Guitar with Miloš series. In 2016, BBC Music Magazine included him in their list of “Six of the Best Classical Guitarists of the past century.”
MILOŠ appeared as a soloist with some of the world’s greatest orchestras: London and LA Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra National d’Espana, Santa Cecilia Rome, and NHK Tokyo. His sold-out solo recital in the round of the Royal Albert Hall was lauded by the critics and caused a worldwide sensation. He returned to the Hall in June 2022.
Other performances in the current season include Verbier Festival, Schleswig Holstein Music Festival, Istanbul, Kotor and Ostrava, recitals in New York, London, and Washington DC, and concertos with Atlanta and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, Orchestra Metropolitan in Montreal, and The Halle Orchestra.
A passionate advocate for music education, MILOŠ is an active patron of numerous charities supporting young musicians in the U.K., and abroad.
Born in Montenegro in 1983, he moved to London to study at the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 17. He continues to live and work in London, while keeping close ties to his homeland.
"A string is like a human voice... with guitar, the possibilities remain uniquely endless.”
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