Conductor Marc Taddei begins his 19th season as Music Director of Orchestra Wellington in 2025. During his tenure, critics and the public alike have remarked on his extraordinary audience connection and zest for creating engaging and innovative programmes.
"[Bouquet for Marc Taddei]… whose energy, exuberance, drive and vision proved beyond all doubt that music is an essential feature of daily life in a 21st century city."
THE PRESS
Celebrated for his “magnificent contribution as Music Director” by The Press, lauded as “a real interpreter of boldly romantic inclinations” by the Dominion Post, and singled out for his “intensity, commitment and attention to detail”, conductor Marc Taddei is the Music Director of Orchestra Wellington, and the Vallejo Symphony Orchestra in the United States. He is also frequent guest conductor in Australia, as well as for every professional orchestra in New Zealand.
Marc’s impressive discography includes over thirty-five recordings on the Sony, BMG, Koch, Columbia, ABC Classics, Trust, ASV, Universal, Rattle, Atoll, Concordance, and Kiwi Pacific labels. His latest recording with Orchestra Wellington, Leviathan, is a double LP/CD dedicated to the music of John Psathas and is the largest budget classical release in New Zealand history. His work in recording, television, and film music has been awarded the Pris de Bale (Switzerland), Vodafone Classical Recording of the Year, Luxembourg’s Pizzicato Magazine Supersonic Award and Classic FM (UK) recording of the month.
Marc has worked with major international artists as diverse as Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Sofie von Otter, Julian Lloyd Webber, Diana Krall, Art Garfunkel and Kenny Rogers among many others.
Marc is a graduate of the Julliard School in Manhattan, where he received both Bachelors and Masters degrees before moving to New Zealand. He divides his time between Queenstown, Wellington and San Francisco.