Zoe Zeniodi, Conductor / Bogota Philharmonic / Schumann & Brahms

BIOGRAPHY Hailed as the “Ingenious Greek Maestra” and “Ms. Dynamite,” Zoe Zeniodi has performed in venues like Carnegie Hall and has been a member of the prestigious Hart Institute of Women Conductors with The Dallas Opera since 2016. She is a Taki Alsop Mentee and member of La Maestra Academy in Paris. Ms. Zeniodi’s work as a conductor has taken her to every continent in collaboration with artists like Stephen Hough and Lise de la Salle, and with orchestras like Paris Mozart Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra Wellington, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Bogota Philharmonic, Vietnam and Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestras, Palm Beach Symphony, Tokyo Star Orchestra, Toscana Classica, South Czech Philharmonic, and Brno Philharmonic, with whom she has made several recordings. Ms. Zeniodi was the first female conductor with Opera Southwest, and has conducted opera and ballet at New Zealand Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Greek National Opera, and Onassis Cultural Center. A major interpreter of contemporary music, she has also led and recorded many world premieres. Ms. Zeniodi's leadership positions have included Principal Guest Conductor for “Asia-Europe” New Music Festival (Hanoi), Artistic Director of Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Music and Artistic Director of Broward Symphony and Alhambra Orchestras, among others. Future collaborations include engagements with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Queensland, Opera Santa Barbara, National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia, Medellin Symphony Orchestra, Olympia Symphony Orchestra in Washington State, USA, as well as Bremen Philharmoniker. REVIEWS “The Greek conductor Zoe Zeniodi does not resemble Emmanuele Haim, so we get a different repertoire for her younger age. But, like Haim, Zoe deserves to be called Mrs. Dynamite. Her energy, her obvious ability to lead, her mature ideas shone in both concerts that we attended. . . Her Schumann’s 4th with the splendid Bogota Philharmonic was more than praiseworthy; the contrast between the thickness of the third movement and the vigor of the finale were a testament to the symphonic mind of this artist whose present is brilliant and whose future appears to be more than promising. -Scherzo.es, 04/2019 “And this Figaro would have been much poorer without conductor Zoe Zeniodi setting off Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra with a whirlwind overture and never letting up.” - NZ Herald. 06/2021 “The audience of more than 1,000 people immediately connected with the intensity of the French pianist Lise de la Salle and Zeniodi who moved everyone to tears. . . The performance ended with a solid version of Schumann’s Symphony no. 1” -Las 2 Orillas, 04/2019 “Not in one’s wildest dreams would a youth orchestra perform Tchaikovsky’s Fifth symphony in such an interesting and successful manner ….the difference is attributed to the maestro, in this case Zoe Zeniodi….saw to it that there was grandeur in the music, without any signs of pompousness in its passion. She allowed full development of the phrases and a natural climax towards every peak without any hurry and she discharged all tension, thus allowing the sections to develop with clarity. Behind the fire and tension one could clearly detect her reasoning. Overall, it was an interpretation which would honour even professional orchestras.’ -Efimerida ton Syntakton, 09/2017 “Zoe Zeniodi showed impressive podium authority and control in the last two of Ginastera’s Catalan-inspired Glosses for orchestra. The young conductor drew hushed and refined playing in the impressionistic No.4 and brilliant vivacity in No. 5.’” -South Florida Classical Review, 11/2008 Zoe Zeniodi, Conductor Hart Institute of Women Conductors Fellow, The Dallas Opera Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship Mentee, 2023 La Maestra Academy, 2022-2024 www.zoezeniodi.com ADA Artist Management Ana De Archuleta, Founder: dearchuleta@ada-artists.com Shawn Jeffery, Managing Director: sjeffery@ada-artists.com