SYMPHONIC CONCERT

Olivier OCHANIN - the French American conductor Olivier Ochanine is known for “producing exceptionally beautiful nuances” (Business World) and for being personable while maintaining a commanding presence on the podium.  Olivier Ochanine became the founding Music Director and Conductor of the Sun Symphony Orchestra of Hanoi in 2017.   Previously, Mr. Ochanine was the youngest conductor to hold the position of Music Director of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, the country’s national orchestra, where he presided over a period of growth for the orchestra that included its very first concert at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City.
The 2019/2020 season includes several highlights, among which are a collaboration with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the Sun Symphony Orchestra.  This follows successful concerts with pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, soprano Sumi Jo and violinist Keiko Urushihara.
Mr. Ochanine is the 1st Prize Winner of the 2015 Antal Dorati International Conducting Competition in Budapest, Hungary, in which he surpassed nearly 120 other conductors from 23 countries; the prize led to further performances in Europe.  In addition, he is winner of the prestigious The American Prize (2015) in the Professional Orchestra Conducting division.  Mr. Ochanine is also 2nd Prize Winner in the 2015 London Classical Soloists International Conducting Competition, where he conducted the orchestra in various Beethoven symphonies. 
Orchestras Mr. Ochanine has conducted include the Gyor Philharmonic Orchestra (Hungary), Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, Virtuosi Italiani, Budapest MAV Symphony Orchestra and the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, among others.  He is responsible for having organized and conducted the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra historic tour to the United States that culminated in its highly acclaimed sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall.
A native of Paris, Mr. Ochanine began music studies in France.  He continued music studies in the United States, and expanded his focus to orchestral conducting, taking up graduate studies and attending master classes with some of the best conducting mentors, including Mark Gibson, Gustav Meier, Marin Alsop, Larry Livingston, Robert Baldwin, John Barnett, John Farrer, and Achim Holub.  He obtained his Masters Degree in Conducting from the University of Southern California (USC), where he was given the Conducting Department Award in 2003.  In 2009, he began his Doctoral Studies in Orchestral Conducting at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music under Mark Gibson.
A flutist and bassist, Mr. Ochanine earned his Bachelors Degree from the University of Kentucky.   He has also played as bassist for the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mr. Ochanine has been invited to the California Conductors Institute several times.  In 2009, Mr. Ochanine was among a handful of conductors nationally to be invited by Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Music Director Marin Alsop to conduct in the Cabrillo Music Festival in Santa Cruz, California and to participate in a conducting workshop.  He has also been a participant in the Cincinnati College-Conservatory's conducting workshops.