Paul Freeman, Conductor

Biography

One of America's leading conductors, Maestro Paul Freeman became the
Founding Music Director of the Chicago Sinfonietta in 1987. He was
appointed Music Director and chief conductor of the Czech National
Symphony Orchestra in Prague in January, 1996. From 1979 to 1989,
Maestro Freeman served as Music Director of the Victoria Symphony in
Canada. Prior to that post, he served as Principal Guest Conductor of
the Helsinki Philharmonic and as Associate Conductor of the Dallas and
Detroit Symphonies. He also served for six years as Music Director of
the Opera Theater of Rochester, New York.

Maestro Freeman has conducted over 100 orchestras in 28 countries,
including the National Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Cleveland
Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic,
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Moscow
Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic, Berlin Symphony, Tonkünstler
Orchester (Vienna), National Orchestra of Mexico, and Israel
Sinfonietta. Dr. Freeman received his Ph.D. from Eastman School of
Music and studied on a US Fulbright Grant at the Hochschule für Musik
in Berlin. He also studied with the renowned conductor Pierre Monteux
and has received numerous awards including a top prize in the
Mitropoulos International Conducting Competition.

With over 200 recordings to his credit, Maestro Freeman has won
widespread acclaim for his interpretations of classical, romantic, and
modern repertoire. Recently, he was awarded Doctor of Humane Letters
degrees from both Dominican and Loyola Universities in Chicago.