2023 Engagements

17 December, 2023 | 2:00 & 4:00PM | Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Harpa Concert Hall | Reykjavik, Iceland

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson, Soloist
Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, Soloist
Kolbrún Völkudóttir, Soloist

Barbara the Clown, Host

16 December, 2023 | 2:00 & 4:00PM | Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Harpa Concert Hall | Reykjavik, Iceland

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson, Soloist
Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, Soloist
Kolbrún Völkudóttir, Soloist

Barbara the Clown, Host

7 - 10 December, 2023 | Los Angeles Philharmonic
Walt Disney Concert Hall | Los Angeles, USA

Zubin Mehta, Conductor

Seong-Jin Cho, Piano

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor
Mahler: Symphony No.1 "Titan"

17 November, 2023 | Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Harpa Concert Hall | Reykjavik, Iceland

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Glass: Symphony No.8

16 November, 2023 | Iceland Symphony Orchestra | Fílalag with the Iceland Symphony
Harpa Concert Hall | Reykjavik, Iceland

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Bergur Ebbi and Snorri Helgason, Hosts

16 November, 2023 | Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Harpa Concert Hall | Reykjavik, Iceland

Eva Ollikainen, Conductor

Leila Josefowicz, Violin

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Veronique Vaka: Inmost (World Premiere)
Bartók: Violin Concerto No.2
Beethoven: Symphony No.3

4 - 5 November, 2023 | Los Angeles Philharmonic
Walt Disney Concert Hall | Los Angeles, USA

Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Khachaturian: Spartucus, Suite No. 2
Khachaturian: Concerto for Piano
Thomas Adès: Tower - for Frank Gehry
Janácek: Sinfonietta, Op.60 (1926)

27 - 29 October, 2023 | Los Angeles Philharmonic
Walt Disney Concert Hall | Los Angeles, USA

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor

Pekka Kuusisto, Violin

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Salonen: Tiu (World Premiere)
Nico Muhly: Shrink
Strauss: An Alpine Symphony

28 October, 2023 | Los Angeles Philharmonic | Symphonies for Youth
Walt Disney Concert Hall | Los Angeles, USA

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Laurel Irene, Soprano

Georgia Belmont, Soprano

Kitty McNamee, Director & Choreographer

Debbie Devine, Narrator

Allison Avina-Wyant, Guard lead, choreographer, costume designer

Matt Phan, Guard

Orlando Franco, Guard

Adrian Govea, Guard

Ceasar Avina-Wyant, Guard

Rand Ryan, Lighting designer

Lesley Gonzalez, Stage manager

Esa-Pekka Salonen: Wing on Wing

24 October, 2023 | Los Angeles Philharmonic | Modeling Sound
Walt Disney Concert Hall | Los Angeles, USA

LA Phil New Music Group

Kinnara Gagaku

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Paul Jacobs, Organ

Frank Gehry, Architect

Maristella Casciato, Moderator

Kinnara Gagaku: Hyojyo no Netori and Etenraku
Boulez: Initiale
Stravinsky: Octet
Harrison: Concerto for Organ and Percussion

20 - 22 October, 2023 | Los Angeles Philharmonic
Walt Disney Concert Hall | Los Angeles, USA

Alpesh Chauhan, Conductor

Hilary Hahn, Violin

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Saad Haddad: Aysheen (World Premiere)
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Selections from Swan Lake

21 October, 2023 | Los Angeles Philharmonic | Symphonies for Youth
Walt Disney Concert Hall | Los Angeles, USA

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Laurel Irene, Soprano

Georgia Belmont, Soprano

Kitty McNamee, Director & Choreographer

Debbie Devine, Narrator

Allison Avina-Wyant, Guard lead, choreographer, costume designer

Matt Phan, Guard

Orlando Franco, Guard

Adrian Govea, Guard

Ceasar Avina-Wyant, Guard

Rand Ryan, Lighting designer

Lesley Gonzalez, Stage manager

Esa-Pekka Salonen: Wing on Wing

13 - 15 October, 2023 | Los Angeles Philharmonic
Walt Disney Concert Hall | Los Angeles, USA

Elim Chan, Conductor

Igor Levit, Violin

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Jessie Montgomery: Coincident Dances
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances

6 October, 2023 | Iceland Symphony Orchestra |
Hallgrímskirkja | Reykjavik, Iceland

Eva Ollikainen, Conductor

Hallgrímskirkja Choir

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Anna Thorvaldsdottir: METACOSMOS
Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Heyr þú oss himnum á
Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Ad Genua
Anna Thorvaldsdottir: ARCHORA

23 September, 2023 | Iceland Symphony Orchestra | A Love Story from the Mountains
Harpa Concert Hall | Reykjavik, Iceland

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Jóhann Sigurðarson, Vocalist and Narrator

Guðún Helgadóttir, Story

Pétur Eggerz, Lyrics

Brian Pilkington, Illustrations

Grieg: Prelude from the Holberg Suite
Grieg: March of the Trolls
Guðni Franzson: A Love Story from the Mountains

5 October, 2023 | Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Harpa Concert Hall | Reykjavik, Iceland

Eva Ollikainen, Conductor

Kian Soltani, Cello

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Wagner: Overture to Parsifal
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Anna Thorvaldsdottir: AION Symphony

14 September, 2023 | Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Harpa Concert Hall | Reykjavik, Iceland

Eva Ollikainen, Conductor

Emmanuel Pahud, Flute

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Saint-Saëns: Odelette
Toru Takemitsu: I hear the Water Dreaming
Chaminade: Concertino
Brahms: Symphony No.1

7 September, 2023 | Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Harpa Concert Hall | Reykjavik, Iceland

Eva Ollikainen, Conductor

Amalie Stalheim, Cello

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Daniel Bjarnason: I Want to Be Alive I: Echo / Narcissus
Anders Hillborg: Cello Concerto
Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite

31 August, 2023 | Los Angeles Philharmonic
Hollywood Bowl | Los Angeles, USA

Gemma New, Conductor

Nathan Cole, Violin

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Jessie Montgomery: Shift, Change, Turn
Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Seasons
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

29 August, 2023 | Los Angeles Philharmonic
Hollywood Bowl | Los Angeles, USA

Simone Menezes, Conductor

Clara-Jumi Kang, Violin

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No.3

24 August, 2023 | Los Angeles Philharmonic
Hollywood Bowl | Los Angeles, USA

Joe Hisaishi, Conductor

Janet Todd, Soprano

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Hisaishi: Symphonic Variation "Merry-Go-Round" from Howl's Moving Castle
Debussy: La mer
Hisaishi: Da Ma Shi E
Hisaishi: Princess Mononoke Suite

22 August, 2023 | Los Angeles Philharmonic
Hollywood Bowl | Los Angeles, USA

Teddy Abrams Conductor

Chris Thile, Mandolin and Vocals

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Thile: ATTENTION! A narrative song cycle for extroverted mandolinist and orchestra (West Coast premiere)
Jonathan Bailey Holland: The Comfort of Asymmetry (World premiere)
Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite

19 August, 2023 | 3:00 & 5:00PM | Iceland Symphony Orchestra | Open house on Culture Night
Harpa Concert Hall | Reykjavik, Iceland

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Vigdís Hafliðadóttir, Master of Ceremonies and Vocalist

7 April, 2023 | Turku Philharmonic Orchestra | Turku Cathedral
Finland

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Teppo Lampela, Countertenor

Locatelli: Sinfonia funebre
Fagerlund: Preghiera
Vivaldi: Filiae maestae Jerusalem
Vivaldi: Stabat Mater
Purcell: Chacony in G minor
Silvestrov: The Messenger
Händel: Largo (from Xerxes)

17 March, 2023 | San Francisco Symphony: Soundbox TOUR | Elbphilharmonie
Hamburg, Germany

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor

Nico Muhly, Curator

Yuja Wang, Piano

Muhly: Two Motets by William Byrd Miniature for Piano and Percussion
Maxwell Davies: Fantasia on a Ground and Two Pavanes
Muhly: Miniature for Piano and Trombone
Shaw: Blueprint
Dowland: Time Stands Still / Edited by Nico Muhly
Adès: Les baricades mistérieuses
Bach: Prelude from Partita for Violin No. 3 BWV 1006
Salonen: Fog (for 13 instruments)
Muhly: Miniature for Piano and Viola
Billy Childs: Prelude and Allegro from Four Portraits for Solo Violin
György Kurtág Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit “Actus tragicus” BWV 106

16 March, 2023 | San Francisco Symphony TOUR | Elbphilharmonie
Hamburg, Germany

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor

Yuja Wang, Piano

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Gabriella Smith: Tumblebird Contrails
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

15 March, 2023 | San Francisco Symphony TOUR | Elbphilharmonie
Hamburg, Germany

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor

Johan Dalene, Violin

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Stucky: Radical Light
Barber: Violin Concerto
Salonen: Nyx
Bartok: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin

13 March, 2023 | San Francisco Symphony TOUR | Grand Théâtre
Luxembourg

11 March, 2023 | San Francisco Symphony TOUR | Philharmonie 1
Paris, France

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor

Yuja Wang, Piano

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Gabriella Smith: Tumblebird Contrails
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor

Yuja Wang, Piano

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Gabriella Smith: Tumblebird Contrails
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

10 March, 2023 | San Francisco Symphony TOUR | Philharmonie 1
Paris, France

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor

Johan Dalene, Violin

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Stucky: Radical Light
Barber: Violin Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5

9 March, 2023 | San Francisco Symphony: Soundbox TOUR | Salle Des Concerts,
Paris France

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor

Nico Muhly, Curator

Yuja Wang, Piano

Muhly: Two Motets by William Byrd Miniature for Piano and Percussion
Maxwell Davies: Fantasia on a Ground and Two Pavanes
Muhly: Miniature for Piano and Trombone
Shaw: Blueprint
Dowland: Time Stands Still / Edited by Nico Muhly
Adès: Les baricades mistérieuses
Bach: Prelude from Partita for Violin No. 3 BWV 1006
Salonen: Fog (for 13 instruments)
Muhly: Miniature for Piano and Viola
Billy Childs: Prelude and Allegro from Four Portraits for Solo Violin
György Kurtág Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit “Actus tragicus” BWV 106

4 March, 2023 | San Francisco Symphony: Soundbox | Davies Symphony Hall
San Francisco, California

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor

Nico Muhly, Curator

Yuja Wang, Piano

Muhly: Two Motets by William Byrd Miniature for Piano and Percussion
Maxwell Davies: Fantasia on a Ground and Two Pavanes
Muhly: Miniature for Piano and Trombone
Shaw: Blueprint
Dowland: Time Stands Still / Edited by Nico Muhly
Adès: Les baricades mistérieuses
Bach: Prelude from Partita for Violin No. 3 BWV 1006
Salonen: Fog (for 13 instruments)
Muhly: Miniature for Piano and Viola
Billy Childs: Prelude and Allegro from Four Portraits for Solo Violin
György Kurtág Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit “Actus tragicus” BWV 106

1 - 2 March, 2023 | San Francisco Symphony | Davies Symphony Hall
San Francisco, California

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor

Yuja Wang, Piano

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Gabriella Smith: Tumblebird Contrails
Salonen: Nyx
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3

23 February 2023 | Colburn Brass | Zipper Hall
Los Angeles, California

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Andrew Bain, Curator

Dukas: Fanfare to La Péri (arr. K.C. Kemmerer)
Gabrieli: Canzon per Sonar Noni Toni from Sacrae symphoniae (arr. T. Higgins)
Gabrieli: Canzon duodecimi toni à 10, C.178 from Sacrae symphoniae
Piazzolla: Tango Suite (arr. P. Bhasin)
Gabrieli: Canzona for 4 voices, C.178 (arr. T. Higgins)
Bach: Toccata for Organ in D minor, BWV 565 (arr. R. Sauer)
Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium for Brass Ensemble

21 February 2023 | Colburn String Ensemble | Zipper Hall
Los Angeles, California

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Aubree Oliverson, Violin

Weinberg: Concertino for Violin and String Orchestra in G, Op.42

18 February 2023 | Colburn Brass | Saint Paul the Apostle Church
Los Angeles, California

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Andrew Bain, Curator

Dukas: Fanfare to La Péri (arr. K.C. Kemmerer)
Gabrieli: Canzon per Sonar Noni Toni from Sacrae symphoniae (arr. T. Higgins)
Gabrieli: Canzon duodecimi toni à 10, C.178 from Sacrae symphoniae
Piazzolla: Tango Suite (arr. P. Bhasin)
Gabrieli: Canzona for 4 voices, C.178 (arr. T. Higgins)
Bach: Toccata for Organ in D minor, BWV 565 (arr. R. Sauer)
Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium for Brass Ensemble

28 January, 2023 | Colburn Orchestra | Cerritos Performing Arts Center
Los Angeles, California

Simone Menezes, Conductor

Elena Mateo Saez, Bassoon

Ross Jamie Collins, Assistant Conductor

Guarnieri: Abertura Concertante
Crusell: Concertino for Bassoon
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

13 & 14 January, 2023 | San Francisco Symphony: Soundbox | Davies Symphony Hall
San Francisco, California

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Conrad Tao, Curator

5, 6 & 7 January, 2023 | Iceland Symphony Orchestra: Viennese Favourites
Harpa Concert Hall, Iceland

Ross Jamie Collins, Conductor

Dísella Lárusdóttir, Soprano

Jóhann Kristinsson, Baritone

Þorkell Jónsson, Dancer
Denise Margrét Yaghi, Dancer
Gylfi Már Hrafnsson, Dancer
María Tinna Hauksdóttir, Dancer
Eiður Fannar Gapunay, Dancer
Þórdís Birna Kristmannsdóttir, Dancer

Viennese Waltzes and Polkas