Eugene Tzigane

Eugene Tzigane (IPA - Judʒin Tzigane, born Gene McDonough) is an American conductor. He served as Chief Conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra) of Herford, Germany, until April 2014.

Tzigane has guest conducted on four continents including appearances with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Bruckner Orchestra Linz, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Oregon Symphony, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, and Norwegian Radio Orchestra among many others. His operatic appearances include the Bavarian State Opera, Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt, and the Hamburg State Opera.

Tzigane studied with James DePreist at the Juilliard School, and graduated in 2007 with a Master of Music in orchestral conducting. He later studied with Jorma Panula at the . His awards include the Grand Prize at the 2007 International Fitelberg Competition in Katowice, Poland, and the Second Prize at both the Sir Georg Solti Competition in Frankfurt, Germany and the International Lovro von Matačić Competition in Zagreb, Croatia.

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