The move came on the heels of the landmark 2005-06 season that included St.Clair leading the Symphony on its first European tour-nine cities in three countries playing before capacity houses and receiving extraordinary responses and reviews.įrom 2008-10, St.Clair was general music director for the Komische Oper in Berlin. In 2006-07, St.Clair led the orchestra’s historic move into its home at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Other commissioned composers include James Newton Howard, Zhou Long, Tobias Picker, Frank Ticheli, Chen Yi, Curt Cacioppo, Stephen Scott, Jim Self (Pacific Symphony’s principal tubist) and Christopher Theofanidis. St.Clair has led the orchestra in other critically acclaimed albums including two piano concertos of Lukas Foss Danielpour’s An American Requiem and Goldenthal’s Fire Water Paper: A Vietnam Oratorio with cellist Yo-Yo Ma. These include John Wineglass’ Alone Together (2021), William Bolcom’s Songs of Lorca and Prometheus (2015-16), Elliot Goldenthal’s Symphony in G-sharp Minor (2014-15), Richard Danielpour’s Toward a Season of Peace (2013-14), Philip Glass’ The Passion of Ramakrishna (2012-13) and Michael Daugherty’s Mount Rushmore and The Gospel According to Sister Aimee (2012-13). The 2016-17 season featured commissions by pianist/composer Conrad Tao and composer-in-residence Narong Prangcharoen, a follow-up to the recent slate of recordings of works commissioned and performed by the Symphony in recent years. St.Clair’s commitment to the development and performance of new works by composers is evident in the wealth of commissions and recordings by the Symphony. Among St.Clair’s many creative endeavors are the highly acclaimed American Composers Festival, which began in 2000 and the opera initiative, “Symphonic Voices,” which has included concert-opera productions of Madame Butterfly, The Magic Flute, Aida, Turandot, Carmen, La Traviata, Tosca and La Bohème in previous seasons.

The orchestra made its national PBS debut in June 2018 on Great Performances with Peter Boyer’s “Ellis Island: The Dream of America,” conducted by St.Clair. In April 2018, St.Clair led Pacific Symphony in its sold-out Carnegie Hall debut, as the finale to the Carnegie’s yearlong celebration of pre-eminent composer Philip Glass’ 80th birthday, ending in a standing ovation, with The New York Times calling the Symphony “a major ensemble!” He led Pacific Symphony on its first tour to China in May 2018, the orchestra’s first international tour since touring Europe in 2006. Few orchestras can claim such rapid artistic development as Pacific Symphony-the largest-budgeted orchestra formed in the United States in the last 50 years, due in large part to St.Clair’s leadership.ĭuring his tenure, St.Clair has become widely recognized for his musically distinguished performances, his commitment to building outstanding educational programs and his innovative approaches to programming. His continuing role also lends stability to the organization and continuity to his vision for the Symphony’s future.

St.Clair’s lengthy history solidifies the strong relationship he has forged with the musicians and community. St.Clair is one of the longest-tenured conductors of the major American orchestras. The 2021-22 season marks Music Director Carl St.Clair’s 32nd year leading Pacific Symphony.

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