Zhang Jiemin: Resident conductor of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.
Jiemin Has conducted Venice Opera House (Teatro La fenice), Napoli Opera House (Teatro San Carlo), Catania Opera House (Teatro Massimo Bellini), Salerno Opera House, Rome Symphony orchestra , National Orchestra Capital Du Toulouse. Istanbul Symphony Orchestra. Latvia National Opera House. Madrid youth orchestra, Hongkong Philharmonic, China Philharmonic, Shanghai Philharmonic, National Opera House
She is the first woman conductor who conducted Opera’s in both La Fenice and San Carlo opera House in Opera season, and her Opera DVD Cavalleria Rusticana with San Carlo opera house was released in 2008 and broadcast by RAI . In 2021 Jiemin was awarded The class of Commander with The order of the Knighthood of the Star of Italy. (Ordine Stella D’Italia Commendatore)
She has conducted Carmen, Turandot, La Boheme, Madam Butterfly, La Traviata, Rigoletto, Aida, Otello, Cavalleria Rusticana, La serva padrona, Barber of Seville,The Magic Flute, Romeo and Juliette…
She began to study piano and percussion at the age of 7, andgraduated in orchestral conducting and composition at Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1995.
After conducting Carmen at Shanghai Spring Festival in 1997 and Carmen, La Bohème at the Latvian National Opera in Riga, she continued her activities in several Chinese theatres.
- In 1995 Jiemin was named “Resident Conductor” of Shanghai Opera House and Shanghai Youth Orchestra.
- In 1998 Jiemin worked at Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence as assistant to Maestro Zubin Mehta for the production of Turandot in the Forbidden City in Beijing.
- In 1999 Jiemin worked in Düsseldorf Opera House for the opera Co production Flying Holland in Shanghai Grand Theatre.
- In the 2001-2002 she was appointed as assistant conductor of Maestro Michel Plasson at National Orchestra Capital Du Toulouse in France.
- Since 2002 Jiemin has worked with Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. Jiemin has been a regular guest conductor at the Beijing International Music Festival, Shanghai Spring Music Festival and the Macau International Festival.
- Her Career in Europe began in 2006 with the Gala concert of “Carnival of Venice” at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, and in the same season, Jiemin conducted several concerts with la Fenice orchestra in during various music festivals held in Italy. Also during that same year, Jiemin conducted Die Zauberflöte at the Beijing, Shanghai and Guanzhou theatres with the China philharmonic Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Guanzhou Symphony Orchestra.
- In 2007 she made her debut in Spain with La Traviata at the Palazzo dello Sport in Madrid, produced by the La Fenice Opera House in Venice. In the same year Jiemin conducted Cavalleria Rusticana with San Carlo Opera House in Naples. The work is broadcast by RAI and widespread in DVD by TDK. Jiemin also closed the Opera Season at La Fenice by conducting the new production “Turandot”.
- In 2008-2011 Jiemin conducted several Italian orchestras including La Fenice, Rome Symphony Orchestra, Massimo Bellini Opera House in Catania , Salerno opera house for a series of concerts and Operas.
- In 2011, Jiemin was named resident conductor of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.
- In 2011, Jiemin was invited by Macau international music festival to conduct opera: La Serva Padrona.
- In 2012, Jiemin was invited to participate in the culture year of China and Turkey where she conducted the Istanbul Symphony Orchestra.
- In 2013, She led the Shanghai Youth orchestra on a tour of Australia where they participated in the main competition at the International Music Festival and came home with the Gold Prize.