 | Shinik Hahm |
Shinik Hahm, who has conducted the Yale Symphony Orchestra since the fall of 1995, has been appointed music director of the Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale at the School of Music.
Hahm was selected by a faculty search committee chaired by School of Music dean Robert Blocker that reviewed approximately 100 dossiers from throughout the world.
"The music director of the Philharmonia is one of the most influential faculty members at the School of Music," said Blocker. "He has direct contact with more students on a daily basis than anyone else on the performance faculty, working with all players of orchestral instruments, and is also a prominent figure in the cultural life of the community.
"Shinik Hahm has demonstrated in his nearly 10 years at Yale -- not to mention his many professional appearances -- a deep commitment to music-making at the highest level, a fearless approach to programming and an exceptional command of the conductor's art," noted Blocker. "We are looking forward to his leadership and artistry in this important position."
Hahm has conducted major orchestras and opera companies in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Since 1988, he has been music director of various orchestras including the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra and the Abilene Philharmonic, and he currently is the music director/conductor of the Daejeon Philharmonic and the Tuscaloosa Symphony orchestras.
An active opera conductor, he has performed numerous times with the Silesian State Opera in Poland. Since 1992, he has made annual appearances with the Korean Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, and led that orchestra in its 1995 tour of the United States in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Korean independence. This June, he brought the Daejeon Philharmonic to Carnegie Hall, the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, and other major American cities.
Among numerous distinctions, he has won the Gregorz Fitelberg International Conducting Competition as well as the Korean Cultural Medal, Korea's highest civilian honor. He has earned degrees at Rice University and at the Eastman School of Music.
The announcement of an interim conductor for the Yale Symphony Orchestra is expected shortly.
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