Spring 2024 Newsletter
Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra appoints Gerardo Edelstein as Music Director.
The Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra Board of Directors is pleased to announce Gerardo Edelstein as our organization’s new Music Director beginning August 1, 2023. After a thoughtful and strategic succession process and the vetting of highly talented applicants, Mr. Edelstein was selected to lead the PCO in the coming years.
Maestro Edelstein comes to PCO with a stunning music pedigree, limitless energy, and an innate drive for advancing classical music in the central Pennsylvania region. His global musical diversity coupled with his desire to honor masterpieces, embrace new music, and introduce modern technologies position him perfectly to excite all who experience the orchestra.
A native of Argentina, Edelstein, is currently Penn State’s Director of Orchestral Studies, Music Director of the Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestras, and Music Director of the Penn’s Woods Music Festival. In addition, he has been the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra Music Director/Conductor for the past 13 years. Maestro Edelstein has guest-conducted orchestras and choirs internationally and nationally in Israel, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Ireland, Germany, Turkey, France, Russia, Argentina, Texas, Michigan, Virginia, Vermont, New York, Colorado, and across Pennsylvania. Prior to his appointment at Penn State, Edelstein was Associate Conductor and Music Advisor of the Richmond Symphony, which won first prize for innovative music programming awarded by the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
Edelstein graduated with high honors in Piano from the National Conservatory of Music in Buenos Aires. He studied choral conducting at the J. J. Castro Conservatory of La Lucila in Argentina and at the Bachakademie in Stuttgart, Germany. Mr. Edelstein received an Artist Diploma in orchestral conducting from the Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music in Israel where he won the Leonard Bernstein Conducting Scholarship. He completed a master’s degree in orchestral conducting at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. His teachers include Mendi Rodan, Helmuth Rilling, and Larry Rachleff.
Maestro Edelstein has embraced his new role stating, “I can’t wait to get working on the 23/24 season with the orchestra’s wonderful musicians, the board of directors, and key stakeholders in the community. The Orchestra is an asset to this incredibly supportive community. I look forward to helping the PCO reach the next artistic level.”
Edelstein succeeds Yaniv Attar. A beloved friend and leader of the Orchestra for the past eight years, We wish Maestro Attar well, who was recently named the Music Director of the Rockford Symphony Orchestra.
The Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1991 as the Pennsylvania Centre Chamber Orchestra Society, is a 501 (C)(3) corporation dedicated to provide the Central Pennsylvania region with an artistically superb orchestra and orchestra concerts, as well as to develop an environment where the awareness and appreciation for orchestral music will flourish.
For more information, contact:
Ron McGlaughlin, Board Chair
Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra appoints Ian Duh Executive Director.
The Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra Board of Directors is pleased to announce Ian Duh as our organization’s new Executive Director beginning April 11, 2023. After a lengthy succession process and the vetting of highly talented applicants, Ian was selected to usher in a new era of PCO.
Ian comes to PCO with unmatched enthusiasm and passion for sharing classical music with Central PA (especially the younger generations) and a vision for a diverse, multi-centric practice of classical music. As an undergraduate at Penn State, he earned dual degrees in piano performance and general science. He also led student organizations including the Liszt Society, and two contemporary a cappella groups, and conducted musical theatre productions. He earned two Masters' degrees in Music, one in violin from Penn State and the other in piano from the University of Maryland. Since then, he has performed as a recitalist, collaborative pianist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician—besides playing in the PCO violin section since 2019, he has also appeared with the Williamsport and Altoona Symphonies and the Music at Penn’s Woods Festival Orchestra. Ian is a passionate and service-minded teacher and has served as the President of the Central PA Music Teachers Association since January 2022. He resides in State College, PA, and New York City with his wife.
Upon accepting the position Ian stated “I am excited to take on a leadership role with the orchestra. Growing up in State College, the orchestra has been an integral part of my life including when I was a young soloist in 2009. I can’t wait to give back and help the organization.”
Ian succeeds Anna Skrupky, who is leaving the area after serving in the PCO Executive Director role since 2018. Known for her untiring energy, and efficient organization with many moving parts, Anna is a true pillar of the orchestra. We are grateful for her commitment, care, and love of the community.
The Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1991 as the Pennsylvania Centre Chamber Orchestra Society, is a 501 (C)(3) corporation dedicated to provide the Central Pennsylvania region with an artistically superb orchestra and orchestra concerts, as well as to develop an environment where the awareness and appreciation for orchestral music will flourish.
For more information, contact:
Ron McGlaughlin, Board Chair
https://pachamberorchestra.org/
Winter 2023 Newsletter
