ジェイソン・ライ
Jason Lai
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イギリス生まれ。10代でチェロを始め、チータム音楽学校でラファエル・ウォルフィッシュとジリアン・ソディに師事。その後、ハドー奨学金を得てオックスフォード大学でチェロと作曲を学ぶ。在学中はアレグリ四重奏団のメンバーとしてツアーを行った。BBCヤング・コンポーザーズ・アワードのファイナリストに選ばれた際、ロンドン・シンフォニエッタにより作品「Synopsis」が演奏された。その後、ギルドホール音楽演劇学校の奨学生として指揮を学ぶ。
2002年、BBCヤング・コンダクターズ・ワークショップで優秀な成績を収め、BBCフィルハーモニックのアシスタント・コンダクターとなる。ジャナンドレア・ノセダに薫陶を受け、BBC傘下のオーケストラや合唱団を多数指揮し、その模様はBBCラジオ3でも放送された。2003年にはBBCフィルハーモニックとBBCプロムスにデビュー。
2005年、リーズ指揮者コンクール入賞。P.ブーレーズ、サー・コリン・デイヴィス、V.ゲルギエフ、サー・サイモン・ラトル、D.ハーディング、C.P.フロール、大植英次などに学び、アシスタントも務めた。
これまで、シンガポール響、ボーンマス響、ハレ管、ロンドン響、ノールショッピング響、スコットランド室内管、ブレーメン・ドイツ室内フィル、マレーシア・フィル、香港フィル、香港シンフォニエッタ、アルスター管、リヴァプール・モーツァルト・オーケストラ、バンプトン・クラシカル・オペラ、ハイドン・チェンバー・オーケストラ、ハヴァント響、台北市立響などを指揮。日本では2016都民芸術フェスティバルにて新日本フィルハーモニー交響楽団と共演。
オペラでは、イギリス・ツーリング・オペラ「マノン」、ギルドホール・オペラ「チェレヴィチキ（小さい靴）」「アルバート・へリング」「乞食オペラ」「ペネロペ」、バンプトン・オペラ「ドン・ジョヴァンニ」「裏切られた誠実」、英国ユース・オペラ「セルセ」などに参加。
テレビ出演も数多く、BBC「ヤング・ミュージシャン・オブ・ザ・イヤー・コンクール」やBBC2「クラシカル・スター」で審査員を務めるほか、BBC2「マエストロ」シリーズ、CBBC「クラッシュ」、BBC4「ハウ・ア・クワイヤー・ウォークス」、BBC2「ザ・カルチャー・ショー」などに出演。
現在、シンガポール交響楽団副指揮者、ヨン・シュー・トー音楽院オーケストラの首席指揮者を務めている。
Jason Lai is the Principal Conductor at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, and former Associate Conductor of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Hong Kong Sinfonietta. He’s been a prominent figure in Singapore’s musical life since his arrival in 2010, but also active internationally giving masterclasses in Europe and China. He has also guest conducted the New Japan Philharmonic, Orchestra of the Swan, and Podlasie Opera Philharmonic in Poland. Recent appearances included the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Macao Orchestra. Intent on broadening the appeal of classical music to audiences who would not normally think of going into a concert hall, Jason is also building a unique reputation as a communicator with mass appeal through his television appearances in both the UK and Asia. He has frequently appeared on BBC television as a judge in both the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition and the classical talent show “Classical Star”. He reached his widest audience when, as a conducting mentor in the series “Maestro”, his celebrity student, the popular comedienne Sue Perkins, won with a nail-biting final in front of the BBC Concert Orchestra and a live studio audience. Other BBC television appearances have include “How a Choir Works” and “The Culture Show”. Jason also starred in “Clash” for the children’s television channel, CBBC. Since settling in Singapore he has continued with his television work. He was presenter and conductor for “Project Symphony”, an eight part series for Okto where he was filmed setting up a community orchestra. He has recently been involved in filming for a BBC series “Heart of Asia” which explores the contemporary arts and culture scene in Thailand, Indonesia, Korea and the Philippines, and a further series for BBC World called “Tales from Modern China”. Jason’s roots lie in Hong Kong but he was born in the UK and was a pupil at the prestigious specialist music school in Manchester, Chetham’s, where he studied cello. At Oxford University he studied both cello and composition, and went on to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London where he was awarded a Fellowship in Conducting. Despite having toured as a cellist with the Allegri String Quartet and having been a finalist in the BBC Young Composers Award, Jason gravitated increasingly towards conducting after he won the BBC Young Conductors Workshop in 2002. This led to his appointment as Assistant Conductor to the BBC Philharmonic with whom he made his BBC Proms début in 2003. Following his work with various British orchestras, he was appointed Artist Associate to the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and became their Associate Conductor in 2009. Jason most recently had debuts with the Adelaide Symphony and Macau Orchestra and made return visits to conduct the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Orchestra of the Swan. Education is an important part of Jason’s work in Singapore. At the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory he trains the next generation of conductors, many of whom have had many successes both at home and abroad, and with the SSO he spearheaded the education and outreach programme, helping the orchestra reach new audiences notably through his Discovering Music and Children’s concerts.