David Hayes is a conductor with an unusually broad range of repertory, spanning the symphonic, oratorio/choral and operatic genres. He currently serves on the conducting staff of The Philadelphia Orchestra (making his debut in 1993 at the request of Wolfgang Sawallisch), is the Director of Orchestral and Conducting Studies for the Mannes College of Music in New York City and Staff Conductor of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra. In addition, Mr. Hayes is the Music Director of The Philadelphia Singers (a professional vocal ensemble) and has served as cover conductor for the New York Philharmonic as well as for Sir Andre Previn on the Curtis Symphony Orchestra’s 1999 European Tour with Anne-Sophie Mutter.
The 2010-2011 season will see Mr. Hayes lead performances in Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall, New York. He conducts a double-bill of rossini’s Il Signor Bruschino and Poulenc’s Les Mamelles de Tirésias for the Curtis Opera Theatre. . In addition, Mr. Hayes continues his regular conducting duties with The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Mannes Orchestra, the Curtis Symphony Orchestra and The Philadelphia Singers.
In the 2009-2010 season, Mr. Hayes lead performances in Alice Tully Hall and the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. Guest conducting engagements during this season included leading the East Coast Premiere performances of Tan Dun’s TEA: A Mirror of Soul for the Opera Company of Philadelphia and Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia for the Curtis Opera Theatre.
Mr. Hayes’s guest conducting engagements over the past few seasons have included concerts with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, The Lancaster (PA) Symphony Orchestra, the Louisiana Philharmonic, The Relâche Ensemble, The Rutgers Orchestra, The Curtis Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Curtis Opera Theatre, the Opera Company of Philadelphia and a Kennedy Center debut with the Washington Chorus and Orchestra (which includes members of the National Symphony Orchestra).
Mr. Hayes has collaborated with some of the world’s finest soloists including:
Roberto Diàz, Vladimir Feltsman, Haijing Fu, Evelyn Glennie, Gary Graffman, Hillary Hahn, Jennifer Koh, Meng-Chieh Liu, Alan Morrison and Rinat Shaham. In addition, Mr. Hayes has a strong commitment to nourishing contemporary music and frequently collaborates with composers. Among the notable composers with whom he has collaborated are: Tan Dun, Jennifer Higdon, Ezra Laderman, Sir James MacMillan, Paul Moravec, Bright Sheng, Christopher Theofanidis and Chen Yi, among many others. In the world of popular artists, Mr. Hayes has conducted concerts with Billy Joel, Blue Man Group and John Lithgow.
Mr. Hayes made his debut at the Verbier Festival with the Curtis Orchestra and has made several appearances with the Springfield (MA) Symphony Orchestra at the Berkshire Choral Festival. In addition, Mr. Hayes and the Mannes Orchestra continue to make yearly appearances at the Mannes Contemporary Music Festival.