William Eddins is the Music Director Emeritus of the Edmonton Symphony and a frequent guest conductor of major orchestras throughout the world. His engagements include the New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; the symphonies of San Francisco, Boston, Minnesota, Cincinnati, Atlanta, St. Louis, Detroit, Dallas, Baltimore, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Houston; and the Los Angeles and Buffalo philharmonics.
Internationally, Mr. Eddins was Principal Guest Conductor of the RTÉ National Symphony (Ireland). He has also conducted the Berlin Staatskapelle, Berlin Radio Orchestra, Welsh National Opera, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic, Adelaide Symphony, Barcelona Symphony and Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra.
Mr. Eddins’ career highlights include taking the Edmonton Symphony to Carnegie Hall in 2012, conducting RAI Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale on Italian television and leading the Natal Philharmonic on tour in South Africa with soprano Renée Fleming. He conducted a full production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess with Opera de Lyon both in France and at the Edinburgh Festival.
An accomplished pianist and chamber musician, Mr. Eddins regularly conducts from the piano in works by Mozart, Beethoven, Gershwin and Ravel. He has performed at the Ravinia Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Hollywood Bowl, Chautauqua Festival, Boston University Tanglewood Institute and with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.