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{{nihongo|'''Eiji Oue'''|大植 英次|Ōue Eiji|born October 3, 1956, in [[Hiroshima]], Japan}} is a Japanese conductor.


==Biography==
Oue began his conducting studies with [[Hideo Saito (musician)|Hideo Saito]] of the [[Toho Gakuen School of Music]]. In 1978, [[Seiji Ozawa]] invited him to spend the summer studying at the [[Tanglewood Music Center]]. While there, he met [[Leonard Bernstein]], who became a mentor. Oue won the Tanglewood Koussevitzky Prize in 1980.<ref name=bio>Biography in "Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba, suite, et al." Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue, conductor. Sound recording :(RR-95CD)</ref> He also studied under Bernstein as a conducting fellow at the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute]].
Oue began his conducting studies with [[Hideo Saito (musician)|Hideo Saito]] of the [[Toho Gakuen School of Music]]. In 1978, [[Seiji Ozawa]] invited him to spend the summer studying at the [[Tanglewood Music Center]]. There he met [[Leonard Bernstein]], who became a mentor. Oue won the Tanglewood Koussevitzky Prize in 1980.<ref name=bio>Biography in "Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba, suite, et al." Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue, conductor. Sound recording :(RR-95CD)</ref> He also studied under Bernstein as a conducting fellow at the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute]].


Oue became Music Director of the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras in 1982, a post he held until 1989. He was music director of the [[Erie Philharmonic]] from 1990 to 1995. He has also served as associate conductor of the [[Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra]]. From 1995 to 2002, he was music director of the [[Minnesota Orchestra]]. During his Minnesota tenure, the orchestra saw its attendance decline from 84% to 69% in capacity.<ref>{{cite news | author=R.W. Apple Jr. | title=Where Winter's a Wonder and Smiles Are Sincere. You Betcha. | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/28/arts/on-the-road-where-winter-s-a-wonder-and-smiles-are-sincere-you-betcha.html?scp=39&sq=&pagewanted=all | work=New York Times | date=29 January 2000 | accessdate=2009-10-02}}</ref> Oue served as Music Director of the [[Grand Teton Music Festival]] in [[Wyoming]] from 1997 to 2003.
Oue became music director of the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras in 1982, a post he held until 1989. He was music director of the [[Erie Philharmonic]] from 1990 to 1995. He has also served as associate conductor of the [[Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra]]. From 1995 to 2002, he was music director of the [[Minnesota Orchestra]]. During his Minnesota tenure, the orchestra saw its attendance decline from 84% to 69% in capacity. He presided over the orchestra's first tours to Europe and Japan. He also made recordings with Minnesota, most on the Reference Records label.<ref>{{cite news | author=R.W. Apple Jr. | title=Where Winter's a Wonder and Smiles Are Sincere. You Betcha. | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/28/arts/on-the-road-where-winter-s-a-wonder-and-smiles-are-sincere-you-betcha.html?scp=39&sq=&pagewanted=all | work=New York Times | date=January 29, 2000 | access-date=October 2, 2009}}</ref> Oue served as music director of the [[Grand Teton Music Festival]] in [[Wyoming]] from 1997 to 2003.


Following a tour in 1997 with the [[Norddeutscher Rundfunk#Musical organizations|NDR Philharmonie Hannover]], Oue was subsequently appointed its principal conductor in September 1998. In 2003, he was appointed principal conductor of the [[Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra]]. Oue made his debut at the [[Bayreuth Festival]] in 2005 conducting ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]''. He became music director of the [[Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona]] in September 2006. He is scheduled to step down from the Barcelona post after the 2009-2010 season.<ref>{{cite news | title=González es elegido director titular de la Sinfónica de Barcelona | url=http://www.lavozdeasturias.es/noticias/noticia.asp?pkid=487665 | work=La Voz de Asturias | date=17 April 2009 | accessdate=2009-09-30}}</ref>
After a 1997 tour with the [[NDR Radiophilharmonie]] Hanover, Oue was appointed its principal conductor in September 1998. In 2003, he was appointed principal conductor of the [[Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra]]. Oue made his debut at the [[Bayreuth Festival]] in 2005, conducting ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]''. He became music director of the [[Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona]] in September 2006, stepping down in 2010.<ref>{{cite news | title=González es elegido director titular de la Sinfónica de Barcelona | url=http://www.lavozdeasturias.es/noticias/noticia.asp?pkid=487665 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803051841/http://www.lavozdeasturias.es/noticias/noticia.asp?pkid=487665 | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 3, 2012 | work=La Voz de Asturias | date=April 17, 2009 | access-date=September 30, 2009 }}</ref>


Oue's commercial recordings include [[Niccolò Paganini]]’s ''[[Violin Concerto No. 1 (Paganini)|Violin Concerto No. 1]]'' and [[Louis Spohr]]’s ''Violin Concerto No. 8'' with the [[Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra]] and [[Hilary Hahn]] for [[Deutsche Grammophon]].<ref>{{cite news | author=Vivien Schweitzer | title=A Low-Profile Name From the Past and One Known to All Today | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9805E7D7173FF93AA15753C1A9609C8B63 | work=New York Times | date=29 October 2006 | accessdate=2009-09-30}}</ref>
Oue's commercial recordings include [[Niccolò Paganini]]’s ''[[Violin Concerto No. 1 (Paganini)|Violin Concerto No. 1]]'' and [[Louis Spohr]]’s ''Violin Concerto No. 8'' with the [[Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra]] and [[Hilary Hahn]] for [[Deutsche Grammophon]].<ref>{{cite news | author=Vivien Schweitzer | title=A Low-Profile Name From the Past and One Known to All Today | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9805E7D7173FF93AA15753C1A9609C8B63 | work=New York Times | date=October 29, 2006 | access-date=September 30, 2009}}</ref>


He has been professor for conducting at the [[Musikhochschule Hannover]] since 2000.
He has been professor of conducting at the [[Musikhochschule Hannover]] since 2000.


==References==
==Awards==
*2006 [[Osaka Culture Prize]] Special Arts Prize
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==Discography==
* [[Casa Guidi (album)|Dominick Argento: ''Casa Guidi'', ''Capriccio for Clarinet and Orchestra'' and ''In Praise of Music'', with Frederica von Stade, Burt Hara and the Minnesota Orchestra, Reference Recordings, 2002]]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://japansclassic.com/artists/kajimoto_28/eiji_oue.html Eiji Oue biography]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060103020321/http://japansclassic.com/artists/kajimoto_28/eiji_oue.html Eiji Oue biography]
* [http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=235&c=2 IMG Artists agency biography]
* [http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=235&c=2 IMG Artists agency biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224095907/http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=235&c=2 |date=December 24, 2016 }}

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Latest revision as of 03:42, 31 July 2024

Eiji Oue
Born (1956-10-03) October 3, 1956 (age 67)
Hiroshima, Japan
Other names大植 英次
Alma materToho Gakuen School of Music
Occupationconductor

Eiji Oue (大植 英次, Ōue Eiji, born October 3, 1956, in Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese conductor.

Biography

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Oue began his conducting studies with Hideo Saito of the Toho Gakuen School of Music. In 1978, Seiji Ozawa invited him to spend the summer studying at the Tanglewood Music Center. There he met Leonard Bernstein, who became a mentor. Oue won the Tanglewood Koussevitzky Prize in 1980.[1] He also studied under Bernstein as a conducting fellow at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute.

Oue became music director of the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras in 1982, a post he held until 1989. He was music director of the Erie Philharmonic from 1990 to 1995. He has also served as associate conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. From 1995 to 2002, he was music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. During his Minnesota tenure, the orchestra saw its attendance decline from 84% to 69% in capacity. He presided over the orchestra's first tours to Europe and Japan. He also made recordings with Minnesota, most on the Reference Records label.[2] Oue served as music director of the Grand Teton Music Festival in Wyoming from 1997 to 2003.

After a 1997 tour with the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hanover, Oue was appointed its principal conductor in September 1998. In 2003, he was appointed principal conductor of the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra. Oue made his debut at the Bayreuth Festival in 2005, conducting Tristan und Isolde. He became music director of the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona in September 2006, stepping down in 2010.[3]

Oue's commercial recordings include Niccolò Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1 and Louis Spohr’s Violin Concerto No. 8 with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Hilary Hahn for Deutsche Grammophon.[4]

He has been professor of conducting at the Musikhochschule Hannover since 2000.

Awards

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Discography

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References

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  1. ^ Biography in "Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba, suite, et al." Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue, conductor. Sound recording :(RR-95CD)
  2. ^ R.W. Apple Jr. (January 29, 2000). "Where Winter's a Wonder and Smiles Are Sincere. You Betcha". New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
  3. ^ "González es elegido director titular de la Sinfónica de Barcelona". La Voz de Asturias. April 17, 2009. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  4. ^ Vivien Schweitzer (October 29, 2006). "A Low-Profile Name From the Past and One Known to All Today". New York Times. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
Cultural offices
Preceded by
Ling Tung
 Music Director, Grand Teton Music Festival
1997–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Music Director, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
2003–2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya
2006–2010 		Succeeded by
Pablo González
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