{"id":6,"date":"2018-07-02T15:03:36","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T19:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/mu-symphony-orchestra\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2022-10-18T18:43:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T22:43:44","slug":"our-conductor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/mu-symphony-orchestra\/personnel\/our-conductor\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Conductor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ricardo Averbach<\/h1>\n

Director of Orchestral Studies, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio USA<\/h4>\n
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O12812 Ricardo Averbach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Director of Orchestral Studies at Miami University of Ohio since 1992, Brazilian conductor Ricardo Averbach has also served as President of the College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA) and guest conductor of orchestras in Bulgaria, Russia, Portugal, Italy, Luxembourg, France, China, Brazil, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Japan, India, Armenia and the United States. His concerts have been broadcast on radio and television in over 50 countries.<\/p>\n

As a dedicated advocate of contemporary music, Dr.\u00a0Averbach\u00a0has performed and recorded several world premieres for major labels, which have sold more than half a million copies around the globe.\u00a0The American Prize recognized his work in the College\/University Division in three different categories: Winner of the 2010 American Prize in Conducting (runner-up in 2016), First runner-up in the 2010 American Prize in Orchestral Performance with the Oxford Chamber Orchestra and finalist in the 2016 American Prize in Orchestral Performance with the Miami University Symphony Orchestra.<\/p>\n

In 2018 he was the recipient of the Ohio Governor\u2019s Award in the Individual Artist category. The Governor\u2019s Award is the state\u2019s most prestigious artistic and cultural achievement. A resident of Oxford since 2002, Ricardo\u00a0Averbach\u00a0has been promoting the arts in Ohio by collaborating with world renowned composers, soloists and musicians, participating in multidisciplinary projects, taking his students on tours nationally and abroad, commissioning Ohio composers, and serving in the Committee for the Arts and Innovative Thinking of the Ohio Department of Education.\u00a0Averbach\u00a0is passionate about working in a university environment, and challenging his students to think out of the box and use music as a tool for civil engagement, cultural erudition and artistic refinement.<\/p>\n

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