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Erina Yashima (born 1986[1]) is a German conductor. She is currently Assistant Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra.[2]
Erina Yashima | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1986 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Conductor |
Yashima was born in Heilbronn, West Germany, to Japanese immigrants. She received her first lesson in conducting at the age of 14, while studying under Bernd Goetzke at the Institute for the Early Advancement of the Musically Highly Gifted, a program of the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media.[3] She then studied at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin.[4]
In February 2016, she became the Sir Georg Solti Conducting Apprentice at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra,[5] working with music director Riccardo Muti for three seasons before joining the Philadelphia Orchestra in April 2019.[6]
References
edit- ^ https://www.ln-online.de/kultur/regional/vor-ndr-konzert-in-luebeck-warum-gibt-es-so-wenige-dirigentinnen-7T4AA3KIATV7OICOSRSHQXJOPI.html
- ^ "Erina Yashima". The Philadelphia Orchestra. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Erina Yashima". San Francisco Symphony.
- ^ "Erina Yashima Assistant Conductor beim Philadelphia Orchestra". Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin (Press release) (in German). 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Erina Yashima, the CSO's Solti Conducting Apprentice, bids farewell". Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Philadelphia Orchestra appoints Erina Yashima as its assistant conductor". Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 3 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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