Marin Alsop protégée is on the up
mainKarin Hendrickson has won the new triple whammy of Associate Artist at Sage Gateshead, Assistant Conductor at Royal Northern Sinfonia, and Music Director of Young Sinfonia.
Karin, from Pennsylvania, has been mentored by Marin Alsop, acting as her assistant conductor at the BBC Proms, the Britten-Pears Orchestra, and the Sao Paulo Symphony.
She was one of six “fellows” who participated in the Hart Institute for Women Conductors at the Dallas Opera a few months back.
Full press release here:
http://www.sagegateshead.com/news-and-blogs/press-releases/new-conductor-awarded-coveted-position-with-royal/
“To mark the orchestra’s 60th anniversary season, Royal Northern Sinfonia and Sage Gateshead have appointed Karin Hendrickson to the new joint position of Associate Artist at Sage Gateshead, Assistant Conductor at Royal Northern Sinfonia, and Music Director of Young Sinfonia, re-establishing the strong link between the orchestra and the youth orchestra. After a thorough selection process, Karin was appointed to the position and will begin her appointment in September 2018.
“I’m delighted to be appointed.” said Hendrickson. “It’s an Assistant Conductor position unlike any other in the UK. Sage Gateshead and Royal Northern Sinfonia understand very clearly the training needed for a complete artist and a future Music Director. The position includes all the regular duties of an Assistant Conductor, and in addition it puts the resources of an entire performing arts building behind you as an Associate Artist, which can lead to the curation of concerts and mini-festivals . . . it’s a totally unique position.” . . . .”
Congratulations. It would be also very interesting to see, if anyone is on the up who is not a protégé of anybody.