藝術(shù)總監(jiān)兼指揮  陳正哲

陳正哲博士，澳大利亞籍華裔指揮家、現(xiàn)任江蘇省特聘教授及蘇州科技學(xué)院音樂(lè)學(xué)院院長(zhǎng)，先后獲得昆士蘭音樂(lè)學(xué)院(Queensland Conservatorium of Music)鋼琴學(xué)士學(xué)位，高級(jí)學(xué)士文憑，昆士蘭大學(xué)(University of Queensland)合唱指揮碩士學(xué)位與悉尼音樂(lè)學(xué)院(Sydney Conservatorium of Music)管弦樂(lè)隊(duì)指揮碩士學(xué)位，后進(jìn)入美國(guó)約翰霍普金斯大學(xué)皮博迪音樂(lè)學(xué)院(Peabody Conservatory, Johns Hopkins University)攻讀樂(lè)團(tuán)指揮博士學(xué)位。在校期間，師從著名指揮家麥耶爾，并任學(xué)院歌劇助理指揮職務(wù)。隨即以一年半時(shí)間研修并完成指揮博士所需的課程及音樂(lè)會(huì)，創(chuàng)造該學(xué)院記錄，并進(jìn)入全美交響樂(lè)團(tuán)聯(lián)盟(American Symphony Orchestra League)大師班。其間，先后擔(dān)任昆士蘭音樂(lè)學(xué)院鋼琴講師以及悉尼音樂(lè)學(xué)院歌劇演出助理指揮。2002 年起先后進(jìn)入美國(guó)巴爾蒂摩歌劇院(Baltimore Opera)與芬蘭國(guó)家歌劇院(Finnish National Opera)擔(dān)任助理指揮。2007 年受邀擔(dān)任上海音樂(lè)學(xué)院教授及江蘇交響樂(lè)團(tuán)音樂(lè)總監(jiān)暨首席指揮。

國(guó)際獲獎(jiǎng)方面，陳正哲博士曾獲三項(xiàng)指揮大獎(jiǎng)及其他獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)，所囊括獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)為：2005年，贏得著名卡拉揚(yáng)青年指揮大獎(jiǎng)(Karajan Fellowship for Young Conductors)，并因此受邀于薩爾斯堡音樂(lè)節(jié)(Salzburg Festival )與世界著名樂(lè)團(tuán)--維也納愛(ài)樂(lè)(Vienna Philharmonic)合作，于國(guó)際舞臺(tái)展露知名度。同年，獲 Vakhtang Jordania 國(guó)際指揮大賽第三名。此外，又獲由全美交響樂(lè)團(tuán)聯(lián)盟舉辦的美國(guó)國(guó)家指揮及樂(lè)團(tuán)總監(jiān)選拔(National Conductor Preview)最高獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)。三項(xiàng)樂(lè)隊(duì)指揮大獎(jiǎng)之余，他還曾以精湛的技巧與演出贏得澳大利亞巴赫鋼琴比賽(Bach Piano Competition in Queensland Conservatorium)冠軍。1998年曾指揮芬蘭 Candomino職業(yè)合唱團(tuán)在澳大利亞布里斯本演出。同年，參加澳大利亞國(guó)家合唱指揮大賽，成為決賽 4位獲獎(jiǎng)?wù)咧弧?/p>

漸受國(guó)際矚目的陳正哲博士，長(zhǎng)期與歐美樂(lè)團(tuán)與歌劇院保持良好合作關(guān)系。指揮方面，在澳洲先后與昆士蘭交響樂(lè)團(tuán)(Queensland Symphony Orchestra)、塔斯美尼亞交響樂(lè)團(tuán)(Tasmania Symphony Orchestra)、墨爾本交響樂(lè)團(tuán)(Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)以及悉尼音樂(lè)院管弦樂(lè)團(tuán)(Sydney Conservatorium Orchestra)合作演出，均受當(dāng)?shù)貥?lè)評(píng)極高評(píng)價(jià)。2004年，受St. Magnus 音樂(lè)節(jié)邀請(qǐng)，與英國(guó)BBC 蘇格蘭交響樂(lè)團(tuán)合作演出。目前，他的指揮足跡遍及世界各地，曾執(zhí)棒的交響樂(lè)團(tuán)包括：意大利維若妮亞愛(ài)樂(lè)管弦樂(lè)團(tuán)(Verona Philharmonic Orchestra)、美國(guó)芝加哥斯維克樂(lè)團(tuán)(Chicago Civic Orchestra) 、佛羅里達(dá)杰克遜交響樂(lè)團(tuán) (Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra)、巴爾蒂摩皮博迪交響樂(lè)團(tuán)(Peabody Symphony Orchestra) 、波蘭西里西亞愛(ài)樂(lè)管弦樂(lè)團(tuán)(Silesian Philharmonic)、西班牙卡達(dá)克交響樂(lè)團(tuán)(Cadaques Orchestra)、加拿大溫里培交響樂(lè)團(tuán)(Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra)、英國(guó) BBC蘇格蘭交響樂(lè)團(tuán)(BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra) 、希臘雅典國(guó)家交響樂(lè)團(tuán)(Athens State Orchestra) ,以及亞洲當(dāng)?shù)氐木胖萁豁憳?lè)團(tuán)、江蘇交響樂(lè)團(tuán)、上海愛(ài)樂(lè)樂(lè)團(tuán)、澳門交響樂(lè)團(tuán)、臺(tái)灣交響樂(lè)團(tuán)、長(zhǎng)榮交響樂(lè)團(tuán)、高雄市交響樂(lè)團(tuán)、臺(tái)北市立交響樂(lè)團(tuán)等。

歌劇藝術(shù)表演方面，先后擔(dān)任美國(guó)巴爾蒂摩歌劇院(Baltimore Opera)與芬蘭國(guó)家歌劇院(Finnish National Opera)助理指揮。任職期間，長(zhǎng)期累積及磨練多部大型歌劇，曾指揮與制作曲目包括：《蝴蝶夫人》、《弄臣》、《沙樂(lè)美》、《圖蘭朵》、《魔笛》、《女人皆如此》、《費(fèi)加羅的婚禮》、《拉克美》、《卡門》、《麥克白夫人》 等。2004 年，指揮由美國(guó)作曲家弗蘭特所作歌劇〈Super Double Lite〉在紐約百老匯Symphonyspace 音樂(lè)廳成功舉行世界首演。 2006年，受杰捷耶夫(Valery Gergiev)之邀指揮俄國(guó)圣彼得堡著名馬林斯基歌劇院樂(lè)團(tuán)(Mariinsky Theatre)與劇團(tuán)制作歌劇《茶花女》深受當(dāng)?shù)貥?lè)壇好評(píng)與矚目。

2007年至2010年，陳正哲先生客居中國(guó)期間，受聘擔(dān)任江蘇交響樂(lè)團(tuán)音樂(lè)總監(jiān)與上海音樂(lè)院指揮系教授及碩士生導(dǎo)師。曾分別指揮上海音樂(lè)學(xué)院樂(lè)團(tuán)在上海音樂(lè)廳演出，率領(lǐng)上海愛(ài)樂(lè)樂(lè)團(tuán)赴浙江省舉辦多場(chǎng)新年音樂(lè)會(huì)。此外，還受邀指揮日本九州交響樂(lè)團(tuán)在南京舉辦中日友好音樂(lè)會(huì)。在 07/08樂(lè)季， 受“上海之春”國(guó)際藝術(shù)節(jié)之邀，率領(lǐng)江蘇交響樂(lè)團(tuán)、江蘇歌劇院合唱團(tuán)及廣播合唱團(tuán)赴上海音樂(lè)廳演出，并于 2008年，率該團(tuán)赴北京國(guó)家大劇院，參演“首屆中國(guó)交響樂(lè)之春”開(kāi)幕系列音樂(lè)會(huì)，演出獲得北京與江蘇各地媒體競(jìng)相報(bào)導(dǎo)。同年夏季，率領(lǐng)江蘇交響樂(lè)團(tuán)赴日本及韓國(guó)演出，并再度受邀客席日本九州交響樂(lè)團(tuán)于福岡音樂(lè)廳演出。

2009年至2011年間，陳正哲先生出任蘇州科技文化藝術(shù)中心藝術(shù)總監(jiān)。除世界指揮邀約不斷之外，他還全面負(fù)責(zé)華東地區(qū)最重要的表演指標(biāo)性場(chǎng)地--蘇州科技文化藝術(shù)中心的總體策劃及發(fā)展規(guī)劃。期間，他制作一部結(jié)合舞蹈及雜技的大型節(jié)目“蘇SHOW”，至今已演出超過(guò)一千場(chǎng)。2010年5月，他帶領(lǐng)蘇州科文芭蕾舞劇院在臺(tái)灣首演《新版羅密歐與朱麗葉》舞劇，并親自指揮高雄市交響樂(lè)團(tuán)擔(dān)任現(xiàn)場(chǎng)樂(lè)團(tuán)伴奏，取得巨大成功,該劇記者會(huì)由高雄市長(zhǎng)、臺(tái)北演出文化建設(shè)委員會(huì)副主委親自出席,臺(tái)灣眾多媒體皆有報(bào)道此項(xiàng)盛事。

2011年2 月，陳正哲先生受邀擔(dān)任臺(tái)北藝術(shù)大學(xué)交響樂(lè)團(tuán)指揮,并于同年 5月邀請(qǐng)著名芬蘭大提琴家MarttiRousi(曾為柴可夫斯基大賽銀獎(jiǎng)得主,并擔(dān)任此屆大賽評(píng)委)合作演出德沃夏克《b小調(diào)大提琴協(xié)奏曲》，音樂(lè)會(huì)票全部售罄,現(xiàn)場(chǎng)座無(wú)虛席。同年暑假,他指揮兩岸三地青少年百人管弦樂(lè)團(tuán)在臺(tái)灣及大陸巡演,地點(diǎn)遍及臺(tái)灣日月潭,臺(tái)中,天津,北京,廣州等地。

2013年9月起，陳正哲先生出任蘇州科技學(xué)院音樂(lè)學(xué)院院長(zhǎng)，為學(xué)院帶來(lái)全面性發(fā)展。短短數(shù)月，學(xué)院與世界著名的芬蘭西貝柳斯音樂(lè)學(xué)院及意大利普契尼音樂(lè)學(xué)院建立姐妹校關(guān)系，并開(kāi)始密切的師生交流，同時(shí)，他還帶領(lǐng)學(xué)校民樂(lè)團(tuán)及合唱團(tuán)與德國(guó)及臺(tái)灣多所音樂(lè)學(xué)院進(jìn)行多次合作演出。今年起，學(xué)院?jiǎn)?dòng)全球教師招聘，吸引超過(guò)160位應(yīng)聘者，并最終邀請(qǐng)6位國(guó)內(nèi)外音樂(lè)家及作曲家加盟音樂(lè)學(xué)院，其中包含著名作曲家中央音樂(lè)學(xué)院劉湲教授。2015年1月，他將率領(lǐng)學(xué)院民樂(lè)團(tuán)步入第四屆世界音樂(lè)大會(huì)，使該樂(lè)團(tuán)成為我國(guó)首個(gè)將民族音樂(lè)帶入這個(gè)平臺(tái)的學(xué)院團(tuán)體。2015年5月，他將率領(lǐng)學(xué)院合唱團(tuán)及管弦樂(lè)教師與臺(tái)灣長(zhǎng)榮交響樂(lè)團(tuán)及鋼琴家殷承宗攜手走進(jìn)臺(tái)灣兩廳院音樂(lè)廳，使其成為內(nèi)地首個(gè)步入臺(tái)灣最高音樂(lè)殿堂演出的學(xué)院團(tuán)體。現(xiàn)在無(wú)論在指揮、鋼琴、教職與藝術(shù)管理工作之上，都讓指揮聲望極高的陳正哲博士逐漸成為全方位音樂(lè)家，成為華人在國(guó)際樂(lè)壇上之驕傲。

Christopher Chen, Artistic Director and Conductor

Prof. Dr. Christopher Chen, an Australian conductor, is Dean of Academy of Music, Suzhou University of Science and Technology. Beginning his studies in Australia, Chen was awarded a Bachelor of Music degree and then a Graduate Diploma in Piano at the Queensland Conservatorium, a Master’s degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Queensland and a Master of Music (Performance) at Sydney Conservatorium. He later entered the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA, where he read for his doctoral degree in Orchestral Conducting under the guidance of renowned maestro Gustav Meier.While at Peabody, he also worked as Assistant Conductor for the opera department. He made history in 2004 at the Conservatory by completing all the requisite coursework and recitals for his Doctor of Musical Arts in a record one and a half years. In 1999 and 2004 he took part in masterclasses held by the American Symphony Orchestra League. During that time, he also lectured at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music (teaching piano) and was Assistant Conductor for opera performances of the Sydney Conservatorium. Beginning in 2002, he became assistant conductor first with the Baltimore Opera and later with the Finnish National Opera, working directly with Chief Conductor Muhai Tang. In 2007 he was appointed Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Jiangsu Symphony Orchestra, where he began his international reputation.

Christopher Chen's exquisite technique and performances have won him numerous international prizes, both as a pianist and as a conductor. As a pianist, he was awarded first prize at the Bach Piano Competition at the Queensland Conservatorium. In 1998 he conducted the Finnish choir Candomino in a performance in Brisbane, Australia, and was one of four finalists in that year's Australasian Choral Conducting competition. In 2005 he was awarded third prize in the Vakhtang Jordania International Conducting Competition. Also in 2005, his outstanding performances won him the famous Karajan Fellowship for Young Conductors, which led to an invitation to collaborate with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Salzburg Festival. In the same year, Chen was the winner in the American Symphony Orchestra League’s National Conductor Preview.

Under ever-growing international attention, Christopher Chen has maintained good long-term working relations with orchestras and opera houses throughout Europe, the US and Australia. As a conductor, Chen won high acclaim from local music critics for his work with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, the Tasmania Symphony Orchestra and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. In 2004 he was invited to work with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the St. Magnus Festival on Orkney. As an orchestral conductor, Christopher Chen has worked with the Chicago Civic Orchestra, the Athens State Orchestra in Greece, the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra in Florida, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra in Maryland, the Silesian Philharmonic in Poland, the Cadaques Orchestra in Spain, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in Canada and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Britain, as well as orchestras in Asia including Japan's Kyushu Symphony Orchestra, the Jiangsu Symphony Orchestra, the Shanghai Philharmonic, the Macao Symphony Orchestra, Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, the Evergreen Orchestra, the Taipei Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan and the Sein?joki City Orchestra in Finland among others.

Chen's credentials as an opera conductor have been thoroughly honed and sharpened through his work as assistant conductor with the Baltimore Opera and the Finnish National Opera, where he built up a formidable repertoire of productions including Madama Butterfly, Rigoletto, Salome, Turandot, The Magic Flute, Cosi Fan Tutte, The Marriage of Figaro, Lakme, Carmen and Lady MacBeth of the Mtsensk, among other full-scale operas. In 2004, he conducted the world premiere of American composer Ferrante’s opera Super Double Lite at Symphony Space in New York. In 2006 he was invited by Maestro Valery Gergiev to conduct Verdi's La Traviata with the famous Mariinsky Opera and Ballet Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, a collaboration that was met with much favourable criticism and attention in Russian musical circles.

Between 2007 and 2011 Christopher Chen lived in China, where he was first appointed Music Director of the Jiangsu Symphony Orchestra and Professor of Conducting and supervisor of the Master's degree programme at the Shanghai Conservatory . He conducted the Shanghai Conservatory Orchestra at the Shanghai Concert Hall for the 80th anniversary of the school and lead the Shanghai Philharmonic orchestra in numerous New Year’s performances in Zhejiang province. By invitation, he has also conducted Japan's Kyushu Symphony Orchestra as part of a Sino-Japanese Friendship Concert which took place in Nanjing. During the 2007/08 season, he led the Jiangsu Symphony Orchestra, the Jiangsu Opera Chorus and Radio Choir for their invited performance at the Shanghai Concert Hall at the famous Shanghai Spring International Music Festival. In 2008 he conducted this group again, this time at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, as part of an opening series of concerts entitled "Springtime for Symphonic China" which created huge media and critical acclaim in both Beijing and Jiangsu. In the same year, Mr. Chen led the Jiangsu Symphony Orchestra on a tour to Korea and Japan, where he was once again invited to conduct the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra for their performance at the Fukuoka Concert Hall.

Between 2009 and 2011, Christopher Chen was Artistic Director of the Suzhou Science and Cultural Arts Centre (SSCAC). In addition to his worldwide conducting engagements, at SSCAC he led the planning, organizing and overseeing of the artistic affairs of one of China's most important landmark venues for the performing arts. While there, he not only supervised the centre’s artistic development, but also arranged the SSCAC ballet company’s new production “Romeo and Juliet” world premiere in Taiwan, himself conducting the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra.

In May 2011, by serving as Conductor of Taipei National University of the Arts Orchestra, he invited Finnish Cellist Martti Rousi (1986 Tchaikovsky Silver Medal winner and as jury in 2011 Tchaikovsky International Competition) to play Dvo?ák Cello Concerto in a sold out concert in Taipei where both of them enjoyed a wonderful success. Then at the same year in the summer time, he led National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Cross-strait Youth Orchestra to tour both Taiwan and Mainland China with five concerts at Sun Moon Lake, Taichung, Guangdong Zhongshan, Tianjin and Beijing Concert Halls. At the end of these concerts, they received applause from the audience as long as seven or eight times. Now whether as a conductor, a pianist, a teacher or an administrator, Christopher Chen continues to progress in consummate musicianship, earning greater international prestige by the day.