{{Short description|American orchestra conductor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Michael Repper | image = Repper at Grammy RC.jpg | image_size = | landscape = no | alt = Repper, in blue tuxedo, smiling at the 2023 Grammy Awards Red Carpet | caption = Michael Repper at the 2023 Grammy Awards | background = non_performing_personnel | birth_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|09|25}} | birth_place = Orange, California | origin = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) --> | death_place = | genre = Classical | occupation = Conductor | instrument = Piano | years_active = | label = | associated_acts = New York Youth Symphony;<br>Mid-Atlantic Symphony;<br>Ashland Symphony;<br> Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; | website = {{URL|http:www.mikerepper.com|mikerepper.com}} }} '''Michael Repper''' (born September 25, 1990) is an American orchestral conductor and the music director of the Ashland Symphony Orchestra, the Northern Neck Orchestra, and the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra. He served as music director of the New York Youth Symphony until 2023, during which time the ensemble won a Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Repper's Acceptance Speech|date=February 5, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJaFdp4wZj8}}</ref> He was the conducting fellow of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 2014 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Baltimore Symphony appoints Markus Stenz Principal Guest Conductor|date=July 9, 2014 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bs-xpm-2014-07-09-bal-baltimore-symphony-appoints-markus-stenz-principal-guest-conductor-20140709-story.html}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Repper was born in Orange, California to Claudia Gold Repper, an emergency physician, and David Repper. He graduated from the Orange County School of the Arts in 2008,<ref>{{cite web|title=Symphony of Dreams|url=https://muscocenter.org/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=ocsa-symphony-dreams&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=}}</ref> and received a Bachelors of Arts (2012) and Masters of Arts in music (2013) from Stanford University.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stanford Magazine, the Ticker|date=February 14, 2023 |url=https://stanfordmag.org/contents/the-ticker-march-2023}}</ref> In 2022, he graduated from the Peabody Conservatory of Music as a Doctor of Musical Arts, a student of Marin Alsop and Gustav Meier.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peabody Magazine: Michael Repper and Kevin Puts 2023 Grammy Award Winners|date=February 7, 2023 |url=https://magazine.peabody.jhu.edu/2023/02/07/michael-repper-and-kevin-puts-2023-grammy-award-winners/}}</ref>
==Career== ===Early career=== Repper grew up in Orange County, California and attended the Pacific Symphony's family concerts with his grandmother, where he was inspired to take piano lessons.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dreams Begin at Pacific Symphony|date=February 6, 2023 |url=https://pacificsymphony.blog/2023/02/06/dreams-begin-at-pacific-symphony/}}</ref> He was invited to study piano in Melbourne, Australia with Nehama Patkin when he was 8 years old,<ref>{{cite web|title=Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Announces New Conducting Appointments|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/Baltimore-Symphony-Orchestra-Announces-New-Conducting-Appointments-20140709}}</ref> and it was in Australia that he conducted an orchestra for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet the Maestro|date=January 4, 2023 |url=https://coastalstylemag.com/meet-the-maestro/}}</ref> After he returned to the United States when he was 9, he began to study conducting formally with Marin Alsop.<ref>{{cite web|title=Conductor Michael Repper Releases Debut Album with New York Youth Symphony|date=June 22, 2022 |url=https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2022/06/22/new-classical-tracks-michael-repper}}</ref> After attending Stanford University, Michael attended the Peabody Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Gustav Meier and served as the assistant conductor of the Peabody Orchestras and Choruses. He was also the conducting fellow of the Baltimore Symphony.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Youth Symphony Opens Season at Carnegie Hall|url=https://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?storyid=43746&categoryid=5&archived=0}}</ref>
===Music director=== In 2016, Repper became the 17th music director of the New York Youth Symphony, which performs at Carnegie Hall.<ref>{{cite web|title=Baltimore Sun: Two Peabody Alums Gain New Conducting Posts |date=November 30, 2016 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bal-two-peabody-alum-gain-new-conducting-posts-20161130-story.html}}</ref> Under his direction, the New York Youth Symphony earned international honors, winning a Classical Digital Award in 2020<ref>{{cite web|title=2020 Classical Digital Awards| website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-0_umQer4A}}</ref> and the Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance in 2023, becoming the first youth orchestra in history to achieve this recognition.<ref>{{cite web|title=CBS News: New York Youth Symphony Makes Grammy History|website=CBS News |date=February 6, 2023 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-youth-symphony-grammy-nomination-best-orchestral-performance/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=France24: New York Youth Symphony Wins Grammy for Debut Album|date=February 6, 2023 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230206-ny-youth-symphony-wins-grammy-for-debut-album}}</ref>
Repper became the music director of the Ashland Symphony Orchestra and the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Repper chosen to be new Music Director of Ashland Symphony|url=https://www.ashlandsource.com/repper-chosen-as-new-conductor-of-ashland-symphony-orchestra/article_aae262c8-e2df-11ec-a986-777419da3d8d.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra Appoints New Music Director|date=June 15, 2022 |url=https://operawire.com/mid-atlantic-symphony-orchestra-appoints-new-music-director/}}</ref> He is regularly seen as a guest conductor in the United States and around the world.
==Honors and achievements== * 2020, 2021, 2022 Solti Foundation US Career Assistance Awards<ref>{{cite web|title=Solti Foundation US Career Assistance Awards Recipients|url=https://soltifoundation.us/career-assistance-awards/#Repper}}</ref> * Classical Music Digital Award 2020: Best Lockdown Project (Mahler Symphony No. 1, Mvt 2 – New York Youth Symphony)<ref>{{cite web|title=Classical Music Digital Awards 2020| website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-0_umQer4A}}</ref> * #1 Billboard Traditional Classical Chart: Works by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Florence Price (New York Youth Symphony)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Traditional Classical Charts, Week of May 28, 2022|magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/traditional-classic-albums/2022-05-28/}}</ref>
=== Grammy Awards === {| class=wikitable |- ! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:26em;"| Category ! scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Nominated work ! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Result ! | Ref. |- |2023 |Best Orchestral Performance | ''Works by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman'' | {{won}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-listy-award-nominations-1117878286/|title=65th Grammy Awards Winners and Nominees|date=5 February 2023 |publisher=Recording Academy|access-date=16 February 2023}}</ref> |- |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.mikerepper.com/ Official website] * [https://www.nyys.org/about/artistic-staff/michael-repper/ New York Youth Symphony Artistic Profile] * [https://www.carnegiehall.org/About/History/Performance-History-Search?q=&dex=prod_PHS&pf=Michael%20Repper_ Carnegie Hall Performance History] * [https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2022/06/22/new-classical-tracks-michael-repper Repper on Classical Minnesota Public Radio] * [https://www.gramophone.co.uk/blogs/article/an-album-of-unity/ An Album of Unity: Gramophone Magazine]
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