THE CHESAPEAKE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Julien Benichou,
Music Director
Vladimir Lande - Conductor, Concert Orchestra
Conductor Vladimir Lande is the Music Director of the COSMIC Symphony Orchestra,
the Washington Soloists Chamber Orchestra in Washington D.C., the Maryland Conservatory Orchestra, and Johns Hopkins Chamber Orchestra.
He is a guest conductor of the National Gallery Orchestra in Washington D.C. and Principal Guest Conductor of the St. Petersburg Symphony
Orchestra (Russia). He regularly appears as Conductor with the famous Donetsk Ballet Company in Europe and the United States. For
the past seven seasons, Vladimir has been Principal Guest Conductor of the Bachanalia Festival Orchestra, New York.
In the Summer
of 2004, Maestro Lande was invited to conduct the opening concert of the internationally renowned White Nights Festival including
a performance in the Grand Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 2006, Vladimir Lande made his conducting debut with the
Baltimore Opera Orchestra.
In 2007 – 2008 season, Vladimir Lande performed with the Donetsk Ballet Company in the United
States, Europe, and China. He also recorded and conducted performances with the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. Vladimir
Lande’s first Compact Disc with the St Petersburg Symphony was released in the spring of 2007 under the Arabesque Label. His
next project will include another CD release with renowned Saxophonist, Gary Louie as a soloist. Maestro Lande debuted with the
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra (Oklahoma) and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (Ohio). He also made his first conducting appearance
at the Ravello Festival, Italy.
Maestro Lande’s recent tours have taken him to New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom (including
a performance in Cathedral St. Martin’s in the Field, London), Italy, Russia, and most of the United States.
In addition to his
busy conducting schedule, Maestro Lande has maintained a successful solo and chamber music career as an oboist. He is a member of
the renowned Poulenc Trio.
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