Dirigent
Conductor
Bio
Danko Druško je traženi dirigent i pedagog sa sjedištem u Kaliforniji. Rođen od hrvatskih roditelja u Njemačkoj, Druško potječe iz skromne obitelji imigranata; on je prva generacija diplomiranih studenata i asistent profesora orkestralnih studija na Sveučilištu Chapman. Druško je čest gost dirigent naslovnica za LA Phil u Walt Disney Hallu, Hollywood Bowlu i The Fordu. Također radi kao umjetnički direktor Kalifornijske orkestralne akademije, koja studentima diljem svijeta pruža univerzalni pristup visokom glazbenom obrazovanju. Surađivao je s umjetnicima kao što su Alison Balsom, Nicola Benedetti, Lukáš Vondráček, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Ledisi, Simone Young, Philippe Jordan, Thomas Wilkins, David Newman, Louis Langrée, Eva Ollikainen, Café Tacvba, Gustavo Dudamel i drugi.
Druškov rad donio mu je nekoliko nagrada i odlikovanja, uključujući i ona prestižna
Nagrada grada Friedrichshafena za umjetnost 2014., koja se dodjeljuje obećavajućim umjetnicima svake dvije godine u njihovom nastojanju da promiču kulturni napredak u regiji. Također je bio dobitnik stipendije Rotary Ambassadorial 2011. te je osvojio prvu i jedinu nagradu za dirigiranje Zaklade za kulturu županije Bodenskog jezera u Njemačkoj (2012.). Prije dirigentske karijere Druško je radio kao profesionalni trubač u simfonijskim i opernim jamskim orkestrima u Njemačkoj te je kao tenor nastupio u nekoliko opera.
Druško je ravnao profesionalnim, sveučilišnim i omladinskim orkestrima, te zborovima
diljem Europe i Sjeverne Amerike, uključujući: Frankfurtsku radio simfoniju, Budimpešta
Opereta, Frankfurtski operni orkestar, Metropolitanski orkestar Lisabon, Rochesterska filharmonija, Napuljska filharmonija, Državna građanska simfonija Idaha, Orkestar Sveučilišta Santa Clara, Omladinski simfonijski orkestar San Diega, Glazbena škola Sveučilišta Florida, Glazbena škola Sveučilišta Wisconsin-Madison, Sveučilište Nebraska - Glazbena škola Omaha, Glazbena škola Jacobs, Glazbena škola Eastman, Glazbena škola Guildhall i Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen, Počasni orkestar Udruženja glazbenih pedagoga Kalifornije, Počasni orkestar Kalifornijskog udruženja nezavisnih škola i YOLA (Orkestar mladih Los Angelesa) , LA Phil), između ostalih.
Uz svoj dirigentski rad, Druško se udružio s umjetnicom Frances Stark iz LA-a na stvaranju pedagoške opere 'Čarobna frula' za nagradu Absolut Art. Reorkestrirao je cijelu operu za mlade puhače soliste i gudački orkestar te vodio snimanje projekta u istom holivudskom studiju u kojem su Michael Jackson i Metallica prethodno snimili neke od svojih najpoznatijih albuma. Suradnička instalacija premijerno je prikazana u Muzeju umjetnosti okruga Los Angeles (LACMA) i pojavila se u velikim muzejima diljem svijeta kao što su londonski ICA, njujorški MoMA, Smithsonian i mnogi drugi.
Peninsula Reviews ga opisuje kao "čudotvorca", Druško je usklađen s potrebama
svoje zajednice i vjeruje da glazba nema granica. Zalaže se za učenje i
izvedba regionalne i tradicionalne glazbe, ujedinjujući publiku svih pozadina u koncertnoj dvorani. Prethodno je bio direktor orkestra i opere na Glazbenoj školi NIU i pomoćni instruktor na Glazbenoj školi IU Jacobs. Kao umjetnički i
Glazbeni direktor implementirao je trajne strukture u oba programa El Sistema u Salinasu
(YOSAL) i Monterey County Youth Orchestra; također je osnovao Hoosier Philharmonic Orchestra & Zbor u Indiani.
Druško ima diplomu doktora glazbe iz orkestralnog i opernog dirigiranja u Indiani
Glazbena škola Sveučilišta Jacobs. Magistrirao je orkestralno dirigiranje
na Eastman School of Music i ima diplome Staatsexamen na obje Staatliche
Hochschule für Musik u Trossingenu i Sveučilište u Konstanzu. Predavao je u inozemstvu za
PAD, jedina javna organizacija u Njemačkoj koja radi u ime saveznih država
promicati međunarodnu razmjenu i suradnju. Također je prošao visoko natjecateljski
test tjelesne sposobnosti potreban za studij sportske znanosti u Njemačkoj. Druško je strastveni
outdoorsman, a inspiraciju za svoju glazbu pronalazi u prirodi.
Više
Međunarodna dirigentska radionica s dr. Dankom Druškom
Čarobna frula Frances Stark (orkestrirao Danko Druško)
Mahler 2 predkoncertno predavanje s Orkestrom iz Clevelanda
Schedule
The Chapman Orchestra
Musco Center for the Arts
May 15, 2027
Sholund Scholarship Concert
Concerto Competition Winners
Conductor
The Chapman Orchestra
Musco Center for the Arts
March 5, 2027
Mahler Symphony No. 5
Music Director
The Chapman Orchestra
Musco Center for the Arts
December 4 & 5, 2026
Wassail Holiday Concert
Conductor
Idaho Falls Symphony
Frontier Center for the Performing Arts
November 21, 2026
Hanson, Perttu, and Moncayo
Guest Conductor
The Chapman Orchestra
Musco Center for the Arts
November 6, 2026
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Music Director
California Music Educators Association
Bay Section Honors Orchestra
October 29-31, 2026
TBD
Guest Conductor
The Chapman Orchestra
Musco Center for the Arts
October 10, 2026
TBD
Music Director
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Hollywood Bowl
September 20, 2026
Gregory Alan Isakov
Cover Conductor
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Hollywood Bowl
August 15, 2026
Top Gun: Maverick in Concert
Cover Conductor
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Hollywood Bowl
August 9, 2026
How to Train Your Dragon in Concert
Cover Conductor
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Hollywood Bowl
August 2, 2026
St. Vincent
Cover Conductor
Sinfonieorchester Villingen-Schwenningen
Franziskaner Konzerthaus
July 25, 2026
Dvorak Symphony No. 9
Gershwin Piano Concerto
Aurelia Visovan, piano
Guest Conductor
The Chapman Orchestra
Musco Center for the Arts
May 16, 2026
Max Richter/Vivaldi Recomposed
Mozart "La Vendetta"
Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2
Dan Forrest Requiem for the Living
Conductor
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
Symphony Orchestra
April 19, 2026
Guest Conductor
Las Vegas
March 25-28, 2026
Orchestra Festival
Adjudicator/Clinician
Portola Performing Arts Center
March 19, 2026
Orchestra Festival
Adjudicator/Clinician
The Chapman Orchestra
Musco Center for the Arts
February 11, 2026
Martha Graham Dance Company
Music Director
The Chapman Orchestra
Musco Center for the Arts
December 5 & 6, 2025
Wassail Holiday Concert
Conductor
Chamber Music & Orchestra Festival
Musco Center for the Arts
November 8, 2025
Chapman University Invitational
Music Director
The Chapman Orchestra
Musco Center for the Arts
October 24, 2025
Star Wars A New Hope in Concert
Music Director
Los Angeles Philharmonic
September 29, 2025
RY X with Orchestra
Disney Concert Hall
Guest Conductor
Association of California Symphony Orchestras
August 7, 2025
Speaking at "The Conservatory’s Role in Shaping the Canon"
Guest Speaker
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Hollywood Bowl
July 2-4, 2025
July 4th Fireworks with Earth, Wind & Fire
Cover Conductor
Santa Monica Symphony
Barnum Hall
May 10, 2025
Strauss, Holst, Hisaishi, John Williams
Guest Conductor
Chapman Opera
Musco Center for the Arts
April 25 & 27, 2025
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Conductor
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall
April 19, 2025
Cody Fry
Cover Conductor
Sinfonieorchester Villingen-Schwenningen
Franziskaner Konzerthaus
March 30, 2025
Cherubini, Beethoven, and Bizet
Ioana Goicea, violin
Guest Conductor
The Chapman Orchestra
Musco Center for the Arts
March 14/15, 2025
Mahler Symphony No. 1
Music Director
LA Soundscape Orchestra
Evergreen Studios Burbank
March 1, 2025
Principal Conductor
Joshua Bell & Larisa Martinez
McCallum Theatre
February 12, 2025
Moderator
University of California, Irvine
February 9, 2025
Concerto Competition
Adjudicator
San Diego Symphony
McCallum Theatre
February 2, 2025
Beethoven & Prokofiev
Pre-concert talk
Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra
January 14, 2025
Guest Conductor
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall
January 10, 2025
Cody Fry
Cover Conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Walt Disney Concert Hall
January 3-5, 2025
Beethoven and Dvorak
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Cover Conductor
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall
December 21/22, 2024
Home Alone in Concert
Cover Conductor
Kennesaw State University
Bailey School of Music
Bailey Performance Center
September 6, 2024
Holst's Planets
Guest Conductor
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Hollywood Bowl
July 19/20, 2024
Disney '80s-'90s Celebration in Concert
Cover Conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Hollywood Bowl
July 6, 2024
Beck
Cover Conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Hollywood Bowl
July 2-4, 2024
July 4th Fireworks & Harry Connick, Jr.
Cover Conductor
Chapman Opera
Musco Center for the Arts
April 19/21, 2024
Mozart's Il sogno di Scipione
Moran's From the Towers of the Moon
Conductor
The Chapman Orchestra
Musco Center for the Arts
March 10, 2024
Bizet
Milena Kitič, voice (LA Opera)
Music Director
The Chapman Orchestra
Musco Center for the Arts
March 8, 2024
Bizet, Dubois, and Rodriguez
Milena Kitič, voice (LA Opera)
Music Director
Imperial Valley Music Educators’ Association
El Centro
February 24, 2024
Guest Conductor
The Chapman Orchestra
Musco Center for the Arts
December 8/9, 2023
Holiday Wassail Concert
Orchestra Conductor
UCLA
Herb Alpert School of Music
All-star concerto competition
November 18, 2023
Adjudicator
The Chapman Orchestra
Musco Center for the Arts
November 10, 2023
Dvorak & Verdi
Music Director
The Chapman Orchestra
Musco Center for the Arts
September 29, 2023
Disney's The Little Mermaid in Concert
Music Director
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Hollywood Bowl
July 18/19, 2023
Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks
Bruce Liu, piano
Cover Conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Hollywood Bowl
August 17, 2023
Shostakovich and Dvorak
Sterling Elliott, cello
Cover Conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Hollywood Bowl
August 15, 2023
Berlioz and Ravel
Cover Conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Hollywood Bowl
August 10, 2023
Sibelius and Grieg
Anton Mejias, piano
Cover Conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Hollywood Bowl
August 8, 2023
Elgar and Beethoven
Eric Lu, piano
Cover Conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Walt Disney Concert Hall
May 5-7, 2023
Dvorak and Bruckner
Martin Chalifour, violin
Cover Conductor
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall
December 20-22, 2022
Home Alone in Concert
Cover Conductor
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall
October 21/22, 2022
Café Tacvba
Cover Conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
The Ford
July 9, 2022
Devonté Hynes
Cover Conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
The Ford
July 7, 2022
Vivian Fung and Gabriela Smith
Cover Conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
World Disney Concert Hall
May 17/18, 2022
Media Captures w/Gustavo Dudamel
Smith, Montgomery, Glass, Reich, Adams
Cover Conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
World Disney Concert Hall
November 26 & 28, 2022
Brahms and Korngold
Nicola Benedetti, violin
Cover Conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
World Disney Concert Hall
July 22, 2022
Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky
Lukáš Vondráček, piano
Cover Conductor
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