Little, Tyshawn Sorey and Augusta Read-Thomas.Īs Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra, a position he has held since 2016, Mr. Sans fostered projects with celebrated composers such as John Luther Adams, Ted Hearne, Julia Wolfe, David T. Before joining the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he was Associate Director of Orchestras at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where he directed both the University Philharmonia Orchestra and the Contemporary Directions Ensemble (CDE). Under his musical direction, the University production of Così fan tutte received 2nd prize from the National Opera Association.
His responsibilities include directing the Symphony Orchestra, conducting the opera productions, and teaching graduate conducting students. Sans is Assistant Professor and Director of Orchestral Activities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has lead performances with a long list of renowned soloists that includes Yoonshin Song, Wey Yu, Tony Arnold, Amy Porter, Aaron Berofsky, Jourdan Urbach, Álvaro Bitrán, Íride González, Alan Pingarrón, Jason Vieaux, Alexander Gavrylyuk, Anderson & Roe Piano Duo, Alon Goldstein and Wu Han. Sans has conducted concerts with outstanding orchestras and ensembles including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, the Santa Fe Symphony, the Michigan Chamber Winds and Strings, the New Mexico Philharmonic, the San Juan Symphony (Colorado), the Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco in Guadalajara (Mexico), the Flint Symphony Orchestra, the Sheboygan Symphony, the International Contemporary Ensemble and the Four Corners Ensemble. Hailed as “refreshing and expressive in his handling of the orchestra” ( El Informador, Jalisco) , Catalan conductor Oriol Sans has inspired musicians and audiences across North America and Europe. An unequivocal triumph at its premiere (with some reports stating that the applause lasted over a half-hour), the symphony continues to inspire to this day. 5 caps off the evening as a work that achieved the unthinkable - appealing equally to both the public and government officials in a time of rigorous censorship in Soviet Russia. 10 features two pianos in colorful dialogue with each other as well as with the orchestra, with soloists Arthur Greene and Christopher Harding standing in for the Mozart siblings on this occasion. Presumably composed for the purpose of performing with his sister Maria Anna (“Nannerl”), Mozart’s early Concerto No. 5 and Ludwig van Beethoven’s explosive Overture to Fidelio. Music director candidate Oriol Sans takes the podium to direct a program that also includes Shostakovich’s tour de force Symphony No. Performed five days before the composer’s birthday, Mozart’s sparkling Concerto No.10 for Two Pianos highlights a scintillating program that launches 2022 in style.