Photo: Masataka Suemitsu
Australian-born conductor Reuben Blundell directs the Hunter Symphony, at Hunter College, on New York’s Upper East Side, where his leadership has seen greater engagement with Hunter’s 20,000 students, collaborative festivals with museums, academic departments and foundations, and a composer-in-residence program.
He made his debut as Principal Conductor of the New York Chamber Virtuosi in May 2011, conducting at Merkin Hall. His New York debut was in 2008, conducting for Tony Award winner Garth Fagan, at Joyce Theater.
Reuben completed his DMA from Eastman in January 2010, where he studied with Neil Varon, and received offers to begin three tenure-track positions prior to graduating. Reuben has conducted the Melbourne Symphony (Australia) and Naples Philharmonic (FL) in concert, and in workshops with the orchestras of Rochester, Richmond, Omaha, Norwalk, Sydney, Hobart, and Perth. He has conducted many chamber operas, and made his staged opera debut in March 2011 with Mozart’s The Impresario.
Reuben’s violin career has included serving as concertmaster at the Tanglewood Music Center and the New World Symphony. In Australia, he performed regularly with most of Australia’s professional orchestras. At New World, Michael Tilson Thomas encouraged his conducting, and he led Miami’s Young Musicians' Orchestra until moving to Rochester.
He made his debut as Principal Conductor of the New York Chamber Virtuosi in May 2011, conducting at Merkin Hall. His New York debut was in 2008, conducting for Tony Award winner Garth Fagan, at Joyce Theater.
Reuben completed his DMA from Eastman in January 2010, where he studied with Neil Varon, and received offers to begin three tenure-track positions prior to graduating. Reuben has conducted the Melbourne Symphony (Australia) and Naples Philharmonic (FL) in concert, and in workshops with the orchestras of Rochester, Richmond, Omaha, Norwalk, Sydney, Hobart, and Perth. He has conducted many chamber operas, and made his staged opera debut in March 2011 with Mozart’s The Impresario.
Reuben’s violin career has included serving as concertmaster at the Tanglewood Music Center and the New World Symphony. In Australia, he performed regularly with most of Australia’s professional orchestras. At New World, Michael Tilson Thomas encouraged his conducting, and he led Miami’s Young Musicians' Orchestra until moving to Rochester.
