Stephen Maddock has introduced that he’s to step down as Chief Government of the Metropolis of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) on the finish of April 2023, to turn out to be principal on the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
‘It has been an immense privilege to guide such an exquisite organisation for greater than 20 years,’ says Stephen, who has spent 23 years within the position. ‘I’m very happy with every thing that the CBSO household has achieved throughout this time and can watch with curiosity as they proceed to develop and encourage folks with nice music within the coming years.
‘I’m massively excited by my new position at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire – just like the CBSO, that is an excellent Birmingham establishment with a world attain, and like CBSO it has very good amenities through which to create and hearken to music. I look ahead to main RBC on the subsequent stage of its improvement, because it continues to open up world-class musical coaching to the broadest doable vary of scholars’.
Stephen Maddock joined the CBSO as Chief Government in October 1999, following seven years as administrator of the BBC Proms.
Throughout his 23 years in publish, the CBSO has gained constant popularity of its work with music administrators Sakari Oramo, Andris Nelsons and Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, and principal visitor conductors Edward Gardner and Kazuki Yamada (who turns into chief conductor and creative advisor in April 2023). On this interval, the CBSO and its choruses have undertaken 77 excursions to 34 nations in 4 continents, most just lately a US tour final month which led to a sold-out live performance at Carnegie Corridor, New York.
The orchestra has recorded greater than 70 CDs throughout virtually each main label, and tons of of CBSO concert events have been shared on radio, TV and on-line. It has given world or UK Premieres of greater than 160 new works, appeared yearly on the BBC Proms and its work has been recognised on a number of events on the RPS Music Awards, Gramophone Awards, Sky South Financial institution Awards and with different worldwide prizes.
The CBSO household has continued to develop on this interval, with the addition of the CBSO Youth Orchestra (from 2004), SO Vocal (its free neighborhood choir, 2012), and plenty of different initiatives to encourage music participation amongst native folks of all ages. Subsequent yr the brand new Shireland CBSO Academy will open in Sandwell, the primary music specialist faculty of its sort on this planet to be designed in partnership with a serious orchestra.
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David Burbidge CBE, chair of the board of trustees, says: ‘We’ve an infinite debt to Stephen for his excellent management of the CBSO over a few years and we’re sorry to lose him. Throughout his time on the CBSO, the orchestra has enhanced its place as being among the many highest on this planet.
‘We at the moment are beginning a global seek for a worthy successor to Stephen. While I had been planning to retire from the Board on the finish of this yr, I’ll now keep on as Chairman for an additional yr to make sure that the transition is efficiently achieved. We’ll proceed to construct on the very profitable foundations that Stephen has laid.’
