Odaline de la Martinez

Musical Artist

1949 –

53

Who is Odaline de la Martinez?

Odaline de la Martinez is a Cuban-American composer and conductor, currently residing in the UK. She is the artistic director of Lontano, a London-based contemporary music ensemble which she co-founded in 1976 with New Zealander flautist Ingrid Culliford, and was the first woman to conduct at the BBC Promenade Concerts in 1984. As well as frequent appearances as a guest conductor with leading orchestras throughout Great Britain, including all the BBC orchestras, she has conducted several leading ensembles around the world, including the ensemble 2e2m in Paris, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Youth Orchestra, the OFUNAM and the Camerata of the Americas in Mexico, and the Vancouver Chamber Orchestra. She is also known as a broadcaster for BBC Radio and Television and has recorded extensively for several labels.

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Born
1949
Education
  • Tulane University
  • University of Surrey
  • Royal Academy of Music

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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