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10.01.12
Christopher Seaman
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Sydney Morning Herald
07.28.12
Christopher Seaman
CSO, with Seaman, Gavrylyuk, performs with ‘real orchestral unity’
Chautauquan Daily
04.06.12
Christopher Seaman
Seaman’s Valedictory RVW London Symphony
ClassicsToday.com
03.17.12
Christopher Seaman
Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony, Serenade to Music
Financial Times
06.08.11
Christopher Seaman
RPO Says Farewell, But Not Goodbye, to Christopher Seaman
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
05.06.11
Christopher Seaman
CONCERT REVIEW: RPO performs Mozart, Bruckner
Rochester City Newspaper
03.24.11
Christopher Seaman
Violinist Joshua Bell brings down house with MSO
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
10.23.10
Christopher Seaman
RPO excels with Russian music
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
10.13.10
Christopher Seaman
RPO's Christopher Seaman, Constellation Brands and varied artists to be honored at Arts & Cultural Council gala
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
10.10.10
Christopher Seaman
Celebrating RPO director Christopher Seaman
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
10.02.10
Christopher Seaman
Christopher Seaman kicks off last season with RPO
Democrat and Chronicle
09.04.10
Christopher Seaman
Concert Review: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at Auckland Town Hall
New Zealand Herald
08.22.10
Christopher Seaman
Live review: Master Series Concert – Sunshine and Spirit, ASO
Adelaide Independent Weekly
03.20.10
Christopher Seaman
Columbus Symphony: Conductor's guest appearance with symphony worth wait
The Columbus Dispatch
12.04.09
Christopher Seaman
Seattle Symphony's 'Festive Holiday Encores' gives familiar favorites a new gloss
The Seattle Times
11.23.09
Christopher Seaman
Seaman steps in to conduct a complicated program
Vancouver Sun
11.14.09
Christopher Seaman
Violinist elevates Mendelssohn concerto
Omaha World-Herald
02.08.09
Christopher Seaman
Review: Christopher Seaman
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
11.08.08
Christopher Seaman
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
Maestro Seaman energizes Finnish fare
11.17.07
Christopher Seaman
RPO goes for a stroll by the water
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
10.13.06
Christopher Seaman
Pianist makes a blazing debut with RPO
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

Following a highly successful thirteen-year tenure as Music Director, Christopher Seaman has recently been named Conductor Laureate of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, where he maintains an annual presence.  During his time in Rochester, Mr. Seaman was credited for broadening the orchestra’s audience base and, in particular, for his creation of the ASCAP award-winning lecture series “Symphony 101.” He has also served as Artistic Advisor of the San Antonio Symphony, Music Director of the Naples Philharmonic in Florida, and prior to that as conductor-in-residence of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Sought-after as a guest conductor throughout the world, Mr. Seaman has appeared with orchestras in North America, Israel, Eastern Europe, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand, as well as in his native Great Britain, where he has served as Principal Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony and the Northern Sinfonia. 

As a guest conductor in North America, Mr. Seaman’s recent and upcoming  engagements include the symphony orchestras of Milwaukee, Vancouver, Seattle, Columbus, Omaha and Utah, as well returns to the Naples Philharmonic and the Aspen and Chautauqua Music festivals. He has also conducted the orchestras of Atlanta, Houston, Cincinnati, Colorado, Detroit, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Saint Louis, and Toronto, among others ... read full bio