Artist description Music Director and Conductor of the Cape Ann Symphony Orchestra, the Melrose Symphony Orchestra, and the Quincy Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Udagawa also serves on the faculty of the Boston Conservatory where he teaches graduate conducting. In addition, he works with renowned conductor Christopher Hogwood as rehearsal assistant at the Handel & Haydn Society of Boston. Frequently invited to guest conduct, Mr. Udagawa has worked with many different orchestras including the Nobeoka Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, the Indian Hill Symphony, the Newton Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Conservatory Orchestra, the Aequalis Ensemble, the Austin Civic Orchestra, and the Mid-Texas Symphony. He has also served as cover conductor for Keith Lockhart and John Williams at the Boston Pops Orchestra. During the 2000-2001 Season, guest conducting engagements include an appearance with the Garden State Philharmonic. Mr. Udagawa is at home in popular and contemporary music as well as the standard symphonic repertoire. His programs for the 2000-2001 season include Beethoven's Symphony No.5, Dvorak's Symphony No.9 (New World), Mozart's Piano Concerto, K. 488, Schumann's Symphony No.1, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, and several world premieres, as well as special holiday and pops programs. Yoichi Udagawa, the son of a nuclear physicist father and artist/singer mother, was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. His family immigrated to the United States soon thereafter. He began playing the violin at age four and made his conducting debut at the age of fifteen. After receiving a music degree from the University of Texas at Austin, he continued advanced studies in conducting with Seiji Ozawa, Gunther Schuller, Morihiro Okabe, and Henry Charles Smith. A fan of many different styles of music, Mr. Udagawa also enjoys performing gospel music in addition to his conducting activities. He was recently seen singing on a nationally televised broadcast of CBS This Morning. He is also an accomplished violinist and plays on a violin and bow made by the internationally acclaimed luthier Charles Ervin. Mr. Udagawa is a devoted student of history, philosophy, and art.

Music Style classical

Instruments conductor

Press Reviews "Udagawa took the orchestra on an astonishing and fearless musical flight..." wrote one reviewer about the dynamic young conductor, Yoichi Udagawa. The Boston Globe said, "It is comparatively rare to hear a performance that...neither glosses over nor dotes on the little things such as rendered...by conductor Yoichi Udagawa." His performances have been hailed by critics and audiences alike as "powerful and emotionally evocative."

Location Watertown, MA - USA

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