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Michel Taddei
Diploma, The Juilliard School, Pre-College Division (Double Bass)
A.B., Columbia (History)
Graduate study, University of California, Berkeley (History)
Michel Taddei, double bass, was invited by Kent Nagano to become Principal Bass with the Opéra National de Lyon (France), while still in graduate school. Since his return to the US, Michel’s career has included tours as Principal Bass with the New York City Opera National Company and performances with the New Century Chamber Orchestra, Earplay, and the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players. He has toured with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, in the US as well as in Central Asia. He is Principal Bassist of the Berkeley Symphony and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, a founding member of the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, teaches double bass at CCMC, and is Administrative Director of Music at The Crowden School, where he has served on both the music and academic faculties. He has numerous recordings to his credit, including film scores for Skywalker Sound, and over 40 recordings on the EMI, Decca, Erato, Nonesuch, Philips and Virgin labels.