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Shelley Katz has gained a reputation worldwide for his performances as a pianist and conductor, as well as for his expertise in sound reproduction

Shelley Katz has a multifaceted career as a conductor, pianist and inventor. Known for his original musicianship and innovative contributions as a music technologist, Shelley has gained a reputation worldwide for his performances as a pianist and conductor, as well as for his expertise in sound reproduction, gestural control of artificial systems and the design of virtual acoustic systems.

Shelley’s professional musical journey began with his graduation from the Julliard School. He then honed his conducting skills working as solorepetitor at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein and conductor of the Duisburg Studio Orchestra. Furthering his career, Shelley served as a conductor and Studienleiter at the Theater der Stadt Koblenz and the Staatstheater Mainz.

As a pianist, Shelley performed regularly and recorded with some of the world’s most acclaimed singers, including Jochen Kowalski, Gwyneth Jones and the tenor Nikolai Gedda, with whom he toured Europe for three years. His recordings can be found on Deutsche Grammophone, Capriccio, Somm Recordings, and Koch/Schwann among others. He has performed as an accompanist and in chamber music concerts at leading festivals and venues worldwide, including Wigmore Hall in London, Musikverein in Vienna, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Carnegie Hall in New York, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and Suntory Hall in Tokyo.

As a music technologist, Shelley is the author of numerous granted patents and inventor of the innovative Symphonova system. He also designed the highly-acclaimed Podium Sound loudspeakers, which are the only audiophile-quality, passive flat-panel loudspeakers in the world. His academic pursuits led him to earn his Ph.D. (Tonmeister) from the University of Surrey, where he researched the cognition of musical expression. Shelley is a Former Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, and also Former Musician in Residence (Queen’s University – Canada).

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