DAVID STERN
conductor
News
“The most French of American conductors…” – On the occasion of Opera Fuoco’s 20th anniversary, an article in France’s Gala magazine!
Fils du violoniste Isaac Stern, le plus français des chefs d’orchestre américains a une passion pour la musique et Paris. Il fête cette année les vingt ans d’Opera Fuoco, sa compagnie lyrique, pépinière de futurs virtuoses.
David Stern, héritier et bâtisseur – 5 interviews with David Stern for Les Grands Entretiens with Judith Chaine of France Musique
De l’influence de ses parents à son propre cheminement artistique, portrait en cinq épisodes d’un chef d’orchestre hors normes qui nous dévoile son approche intime de la musique, qu’il considère comme un langage universel et un vecteur de pardon.
Palm Beach Opera Announces David Stern as Music Director
West Palm Beach, FL (August 26, 2024) – Palm Beach Opera announces the contract extension of internationally-acclaimed conductor David Stern through the 2026-2027 season with the new title of Music Director. Maestro Stern has served as Palm Beach Opera’s Chief Conductor since 2015, an appointment that was made following his impressive musical leadership of the company’s world premiere of Enemies, A Love Story by Ben Moore and Nahma Sandrow.
Calendar
Solomon Serenade, William Boyce
Hercules, Handel
Roméo et Juliette by Gounod
Biography
DAVID STERN is an international conductor, creator of original projects, champion of rare works and mentor to tomorrow’s singers. Newly appointed Music Director of the Palm Beach Opera after 10 years of serving as Chief Conductor, he has also been Music Director of the Israel Opera in Tel Aviv, the Opera St Gallen in Switzerland, and previously led the Philharmonie Südwestfalen in Germany. In 2003 he founded Opera Fuoco, the independent, Paris-based opera company, adding to it its much lauded Young Artists program in 2008. The program has since nurtured some of the most important voices in Europe today. The company has just begun a three-year residency at the Paris area Opéra de Massy for bi-annual productions which serve as a platform for young artists to collaborate with renowned or emerging stage directors, choreographers, choruses, and ensembles.
Collaborations
Press
Muse Baroque – Hansel’s Hercules
“David Stern, embracing the multiple aspects of this score with vigor and dynamism (…), delivers a most seductive Hercules, putting this tragedy back in the high place it deserves in Handel’s oeuvre”. May 2024
South Florida Classical Review – Così Fan Tutte
“But the success of the production on opening night really rested on the quality of the musical performances. With six vibrant singers and a fine orchestral performance under chief conductor David Stern, the production brought Mozart’s music to vivid life.” February 2023
Palm Beach Arts Paper review of Così Fan Tutte
“Under the direction of Music Director David Stern, the production (…) was a success in all fronts, starting with a superlative Palm Beach Opera Orchestra. On opening night, the ensemble was in top form, its principals delivering technically flawless solos and giving the soloists on the stage a sensitive and flexible foundation.” February 2023
