Dodds becomes Principal Conductor of the Sydney Youth Orchestra
Stanley Dodds, who trained in Lucerne and served as alternating concertmaster of the Festival Strings Lucerne in the 1990s, becomes principal conductor of the Sydney Youth Orchestra.
Stanley Chia-Ming Dodds was born in Canada, grew up in Australia and now lives in Berlin as a German-Australian dual citizen. He began playing the violin and piano in Adelaide at the age of four, attended the Bruckner Conservatory and the Musikgymnasium in Linz before studying at the Lucerne Conservatory. He continued his violin studies at the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic and was accepted into the orchestra as a violinist in 1994. He studied conducting in Australia, Switzerland and Germany.
His recordings of works by Wolfgang Rihm with musicians from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra were nominated in the "Conductor of the Year" category at the German Opus Classic Awards 2022. Other important productions include Martón Illés' Violin Concerto with Patricia Kopatschinskaya and the Karajan Academy Orchestra.
The Sydney Youth Orchestra (SYO) offers young musicians, from beginners to pre-professional musicians, the opportunity to socialize, create music and advocate for orchestral music. Musicians can audition each year and are placed in orchestras and ensembles best suited to their level of development. The SYO offers orchestral training to musicians between the ages of 6 and 25.
