Fabio Mechetti
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Music Director and Principal Conductor, One of the most respected conductors in the United States and internationally, Fabio Mechetti continues to lead the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra to new artistic heights. Now in his 12th season with the Jacksonville Symphony, he is also music director and principal conductor of the Minas Gerais Philharmonic in Brazil. Honored with Brazil’s Carlos Gomes Prize for Best Conductor of 2008, Maestro Mechetti garners consistent praise for his artistry and knowledge of repertoire. He held the post of music director of the Spokane Symphony Orchestra for 11 seasons led the Syracuse Symphony for ten seasons, becoming music director in 1993. Conducting highlights in the 2011-12 season include several concerts with Brazilian orchestras, a South American tour with the Minas Gerais Philharmonic and a return engagement in Finland with the Tampere Philharmonic. Also an acclaimed opera conductor, Mr. Mechetti has led ten fully-staged operas with the Jacksonville Symphony. He made his American opera debut with the Washington Opera, served as music director of the Rio de Janeiro Opera and directed productions in Syracuse, Spokane and Brazil. In addition to his Carnegie Hall orchestral debut with the New Jersey Symphony, Mr. Mechetti has appeared as guest conductor with orchestras througout the Unites States, including the Pacific Symphony Orchestra and the orchestras of Seattle, Utah, Rochester, San Antonio, San Jose, Austin, Phoenix, Charlotte, Omaha and Long Island, as well as orchestras in Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela. Last season he conducted the Syracuse Symphony and the Tampere Philharmonic in Finland. He also led the Minas Gerais Philharmonic on tour to Uruguay, Argentina and Chile. Recent engagements also include the orchestras of Buffalo, Stamford, Phoenix, Alabama, Kalamazoo and Quebec. Winner of the 1989 Malko International Conducting Competition in Denmark, Mr. Mechetti has conducted extensively in Scandinavia. He led the Auckland Philharmonia in New Zealand and has made several appearances with the orchestras of Tokyo, Sapporo and Hiroshima. Mr. Mechetti served as associate conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, leading numerous concerts at the Kennedy Center, the West Lawn of the Capitol and at Wolf Trap. He was also resident conductor of the San Diego Symphony. Mr. Mechetti holds Master’s degrees in conducting and composition from the Juilliard School of Music. Married to the concert pianist Aida Ribeiro, the two are proud parents of young twin daughters Carolina and Marina.
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