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HAMISH MCKEICH
CONDUCTOR A rising star of the music world, Conductor Hamish McKeich works regularly in Australia and Europe and conducts all the major Orchestras in New Zealand. From 2002-2006 he was Associate Conductor of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and is Chief Conductor of the contemporary ensemble Stroma. His
recent engagements include the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Metropole
Orkest of the Netherlands Radio, Asko Ensemble of Holland, Melbourne
Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia and Christchurch Symphony
amongst others. He has recently toured China as Music Director of
the National Philharmonic
Orchestra of New Zealand.
Hamish McKeich studied conducting with world renowned teacher and pedagogue Ilya Musin and also prominent conductors Valery Gergiev, Sian Edwards and Peter Eötvös. McKeich was a participant in the 1996 Kirill Kondrashin International Conducting Masterclass in Hilversum, Holland and was also a finalist of the Gergiev Festival Conductors Masterclass, under the guidance of Professor Ilya Musin and Valery Gergiev. Highlights
of Hamish McKeich's upcoming engagements include
regular concerts and recordings with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra,
re-invitation to the Metropole Orkest, Sydney and Adelaide Symphony
Orchestra's, and further engagements with Auckland Philharmonia. Hamish
also conducts and directs contemporary and experimental performances
with New Zealand's two premiere music ensembles, Stroma and 175
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