Eugene Tzigane is the newly appointed Principal Conductor of the Northwest German Philharmonic (Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Herford) following a unanimous vote by the orchestra. His concerts with the orchestra were also unanimously praised in the press. Mr. Tzigane begins his tenure with the 2010-2011 season and and his schedule will include two tours and approximately 40 performances. He is also the Principal Guest Conductor of the Pomerianian Philharmonic (Filharmonia Pomorska, Bydgoszcz) as of the 2009-2010 season. Mr. Tzigane is the Grand Prize winner of the 8th Internationl Fitelberg Competition (Katowice) as well as the winner of the Second Prize at the 4th International Sir Georg Solti Competition (Frankfurt-am-Main), and the Second Prize at the 4th International Lovro von Matačić Competition (Zagreb). Since winning the Fitelberg competition, Mr. Tzigane has gone on to conducted extensively in Poland with engagements including the Kraków Philharmonic, Silesian Philharmonic, Beethoven Academy Orchestra, among many others. Following his Second Prize at the Solti Conducting Competition, Mr. Tzigane has been invited to conduct many leading German orchestras including the Deutsche Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, the Northwest German Philharmonic, and the Duisburg Philharmonic. 2009 marked his debut at the Bavarian State Opera in a new production of Cosí fan tutte. It was performed in the historical Cuvilliés Theater in Munich where Mozart premiered Idomeneo in 1782. Further opera engagements include the 2011-2012 revival of Frankfurt Opera's award-winning 2007 production of Cosí fan tutte directed by Christoper Loy as well as the same company's Die Fledermaus. Mr. Tzigane is also the Second Prize winner at the Matačić Competition in Zagreb, and was awarded a special prize for “Best Artistic Achievement" by the Croatian Society of Music Artists. Mr. Tzigane made his debut with the Zagreb Philharmonic in May 2009. In 2008, Mr. Tzigane debuted with the Kraków Philharmonic & Choir in a radio broadcast performance from the Polish Music Festival. In addition to the radio performance, Mr. Tzigane was at the helm of the elite Polish Orchestral Academy, Sinfonia Iuventus, in a live televised concert from Lutoslawski Hall in Warsaw. The broadcast, in collaboration with TV Polska, marked the television debut of the orchestra. Mr. Tzigane holds a master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting from the Juilliard School where he studied with James DePreist and was the recipient of the Bruno Walter Memorial Scholarship. He finished his formal studies with Jorma Panula at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and was awarded the Franz Berwald Memorial Scholarship.
Eugene Tzigane is the newly appointed Principal Conductor of the Northwest German Philharmonic (Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Herford) following a unanimous vote by the orchestra. His concerts with the orchestra were also unanimously praised in the press. Mr. Tzigane begins his tenure with the 2010-2011 season and and his schedule will include two tours and approximately 40 performances. He is also the Principal Guest Conductor of the Pomerianian Philharmonic (Filharmonia Pomorska, Bydgoszcz) as of the 2009-2010 season. Mr. Tzigane is the Grand Prize winner of the 8th Internationl Fitelberg Competition (Katowice) as well as the winner of the Second Prize at the 4th International Sir Georg Solti Competition (Frankfurt-am-Main), and the Second Prize at the 4th International Lovro von Matačić Competition (Zagreb). Since winning the Fitelberg competition, Mr. Tzigane has gone on to conducted extensively in Poland with engagements including the Kraków Philharmonic, Silesian Philharmonic, Beethoven Academy Orchestra, among many others. Following his Second Prize at the Solti Conducting Competition, Mr. Tzigane has been invited to conduct many leading German orchestras including the Deutsche Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, the Northwest German Philharmonic, and the Duisburg Philharmonic. 2009 marked his debut at the Bavarian State Opera in a new production of Cosí fan tutte. It was performed in the historical Cuvilliés Theater in Munich where Mozart premiered Idomeneo in 1782. Further opera engagements include the 2011-2012 revival of Frankfurt Opera's award-winning 2007 production of Cosí fan tutte directed by Christoper Loy as well as the same company's Die Fledermaus. Mr. Tzigane is also the Second Prize winner at the Matačić Competition in Zagreb, and was awarded a special prize for “Best Artistic Achievement" by the Croatian Society of Music Artists. Mr. Tzigane made his debut with the Zagreb Philharmonic in May 2009. In 2008, Mr. Tzigane debuted with the Kraków Philharmonic & Choir in a radio broadcast performance from the Polish Music Festival. In addition to the radio performance, Mr. Tzigane was at the helm of the elite Polish Orchestral Academy, Sinfonia Iuventus, in a live televised concert from Lutoslawski Hall in Warsaw. The broadcast, in collaboration with TV Polska, marked the television debut of the orchestra. Mr. Tzigane holds a master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting from the Juilliard School where he studied with James DePreist and was the recipient of the Bruno Walter Memorial Scholarship. He finished his formal studies with Jorma Panula at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and was awarded the Franz Berwald Memorial Scholarship.
