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Stephanie Childress
BornMay 1999
NationalityBritish, French
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Musical career
Occupation(s)Conductor
Instrument(s)Violin

Stephanie Childress (born May 1999) is a Franco-British conductor. She is the Principal Guest Conductor for the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia.

Early life and education

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Childress was born in London to a non-musical family and began her career as a violinist.[1] She attended the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music and was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, eventually leading the orchestra in 2015.[2][3][4][5] She was a string finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 2016 and 2018.[6][7][8][9][10] She made her solo Proms debut in the summer of 2019.[11][12]

In 2018, she graduated from the University of Cambridge with a bachelor's degree in music.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

Career

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In 2018, Childress became professionally involved in opera, starting as the assistant conductor for British Youth Opera’s 2018 production of The Enchanted Island, before assisting on productions at Glyndebourne and at the English National Opera.[19][20][21] She conducted Anna Semple’s opera The Next Station is Green Park at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2019, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne in 2022 and 2023, and Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking The Waves at Detroit Opera in 2024.[22][23]

In September 2020, Childress won second prize at the first edition of the ‘La Maestra‘ competition in Paris.[24][25][26] From 2020 to 2022, she made her debuts with the Philharmonia, the Liverpool Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, London Mozart Players, BBC Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de Montpellier among others.[27][28][29][30][31][32][33] She was the Assistant Conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) with Stephane Denève from 2020 to 2023.[34][35][36][37] Childress also served as the Music Director of the St Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra.[38][39][40][41]

In February 2022 she conducted the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia and was subsequently appointed Principal Guest Conductor in December 2023.[42][43][44][45] She was nominated in the category ‘Révélation chef d’orchestre’ for the 2022 Victoires de la musique classique.[46][47][48][49]

In 2023, she made her German symphonic and operatic debuts with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin and performances of Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail at the Hamburg Staatsoper.[50][51][52]

In 2024 Childress made multiple North American debuts with orchestras such as the National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa), Cleveland Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Baltimore Symphony and Minnesota Orchestra, as well as her Japanese debut with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra.[50]

References

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  2. ^ Rush, Mike (2021-01-21). "Stephanie Childress, 21, on beginning as St. Louis Symphony's assistant conductor in the spring". Symphony. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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  4. ^ Post-Dispatch, Daniel Durchholz Special to the (2021-11-23). "Globetrotting SLSO assistant conductor Stephanie Childress, 22, finds her lane in a fast-paced career". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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  7. ^ "An interview with new Associate Conductor, Stephanie Childress". Sun Valley Music Festival. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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  9. ^ "Sun Valley Music Festival Appoints Stephanie Childress as Associate Conductor". www.eyeonsunvalley.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  10. ^ Maddocks, Fiona (2022-10-29). "The week in classical: The Marriage of Figaro; Mahler Symphony No 8 review – phenomenal". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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  12. ^ Development, PodBean. "Episode 82 - Stephanie Childress | a mic on the podium". amiconthepodium.podbean.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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  14. ^ "Stéphanie Childress – Villa Albertine". Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  15. ^ Klassik-begeistert (2023-10-14). "Interview: Dirigentin Stephanie Childress im Gespräch mit Jolanta Łada-Zielke klassik-begeistert.de, 14. Oktober 2023". Klassik begeistert (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  16. ^ "Vulture Introducing: Stephanie Childress". Varsity Online. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  17. ^ "SJMS Beethoven 9 review: a night of 'skill, warmth and passion'". Varsity Online. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  18. ^ "Meet violinist Stephanie Childress". www.leedslitfest.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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  21. ^ "New Voices Theatre". New Voices Theatre. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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  24. ^ Rédaction, La (2023-12-04). "Stephanie Childress nommée principale cheffe invitée à Barcelone". ResMusica (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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  35. ^ "Review: Superlative Mozart and Respighi from Stephanie Childress and the SLSO - KDHX". kdhx.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  36. ^ "Symphony Review: Stephanie Childress leads the SLSO in three boundary-crossing works - KDHX". kdhx.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  37. ^ "Symphony Review: Stephanie Childress and pianist Lise de la Salle brighten a dark and stormy night - KDHX". kdhx.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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  40. ^ Meinzer, Melissa (2022-03-29). "Stephanie Childress conducts with Ben Folds and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra this weekend". www.stlmag.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  41. ^ Post-Dispatch, Daniel Durchholz Special to the (2023-05-12). "Stephanie Childress takes a final bow with SLSO ... for now". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  42. ^ "NEWS · Stephanie Childress will be the principal guest conductor of the OBC starting next season – L'Auditori". www.auditori.cat. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  43. ^ "Symphonic Elevation: Stephanie Childress Ascends As Principal Guest Conductor For Barcelona Symphony Orchestra's Next Musical Odyssey | Opera World". Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  44. ^ Coll, Berta (2024-05-02). "La temporada 2024-2025 de L'Auditori gira la mirada cap a la natura". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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  46. ^ Jocteur-Monrozier, Côme (2022-01-31). "Stéphanie Childress, révélation des Victoires de la musique classique 2022". France Musique (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  47. ^ Lopez, Louis-Valentin (2022-01-06). "Victoires de la musique classique : les nommés du cru 2022 dévoilés". France Musique (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  48. ^ Rédaction, La; laredaction (2022-02-10). "Portrait : Stephanie Childress, cheffe d'orchestre". Diapason (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  49. ^ "Les Victoires de la Musique Classique 2022 dévoilent les artistes en lice dans sa catégorie Révélations (Actualité) | Opera Online - Le site des amateurs d'art lyrique". www.opera-online.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  50. ^ a b "Stephanie Childress | Biographies". nac-cna.ca. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  51. ^ "Operatic Inspirations - Valerie Barber PR". www.vbpr.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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