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Steven Karidoyanes
Conductor and Music Director

As a conductor, composer, and Associate Conductor of the Winston-
broadcaster, Boston native Salem Symphony and Greensboro
Steven Karidoyanes brings a wealth of Symphony orchestras in North Carolina,
musical experiences to the podium. and Assistant Conductor of the Rhode
Island Philharmonic. He has served
This is Mr. Karidoyanes’ 30th season as on the faculty of the Boston University
Conductor and Music Director of the Tanglewood Institute for ten seasons and
Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra. It is on the conducting faculty of the New
also his 20th season conducting the New England Conservatory.
England Conservatory Youth Symphony,
leading concerts in Boston’s most Complementing his performing activities,
prestigious concert venues and in past Mr. Karidoyanes is a composer and
concert tours of Italy, Greece, Costa Rica, member of ASCAP. His composition,
Eastern Europe, Ireland, and Spain. Since Yerakína: Dionysian Dance for Orchestra,
2008, he is also an understudy conductor was written for and premiered by the
for the Boston Pops Orchestra. He made Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and has
his Boston Pops conducting debut in already been performed by the Boston
Symphony Hall in December 2016. Pops. His Café Neon: Fantasy on Greek
Songs and Dances has been performed
Past international conducting over forty times by two dozen orchestras
engagements include Hungary’s Savaria coast to coast plus Italy, Greece, and
Symphony Orchestra in Hainburg, Australia. A classical music announcer/
Austria, the Prague Symphony Chamber producer, Mr. Karidoyanes has worked
Orchestra, Costa Rica’s National Music for National Public Radio affiliates in
Institute Youth Symphony, and return Boston, North Carolina, and Indiana.
engagements with the North Czech
Philharmonic. In January 2016 he Steven Karidoyanes holds a Bachelor of
conducted a series of concerts with the Music Degree from Boston University
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Mr. and received training in orchestral
Karidoyanes has also guest conducted conducting at the Canford School of
the Syracuse Symphony, Rochester Music in Dorset, England, where he
Philharmonic, and orchestras in the studied with the renowned British
Washington, D.C. region. Opera conducting coach, George Hurst.
productions conducted include Cape Additional orchestral studies earned
Cod Opera’s Carmen, The Mikado by the him the Outstanding Graduate Student
Bostonian Opera & Concert Ensemble Award for two consecutive years from Ball
[a.k.a. “The Bostonians”] and Opera-by- State University in Indiana.
the-Bay’s (MA) Die Fledermaus.
Mr. Karidoyanes lives in Boston with his
For a decade Mr. Karidoyanes was wife, Amy. They have two sons, Michael
Music Director of Boston’s Masterworks and Nicholas.
Chorale, conducting choral/orchestral
masterworks in Harvard University’s
Sanders Theatre. He has also held
the posts of Music Director of the
Boston College Symphony Orchestra,

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