Benjamin Perry Wenzelberg is a conductor, composer, countertenor, and pianist, originally from New York City and currently in his final year of the National Master in Orchestral Conducting in Amsterdam/The Hague. He graduated Harvard College magna cum laude with Highest Honors, where he studied English and Music, and previously attended Juilliard Pre-College and sang as a child soloist and chorister at the Metropolitan Opera for eight seasons.
In 2023/24, Benjamin conducts concerts with Noord Nederlands Orkest and Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Rossini’s L’occasione fa il ladro at the Bredeweg Festival in Amsterdam, and the world premiere of his own cantata newly commissioned by Lyric Fest in Philadelphia (USA). He serves as assistant conductor to Matt Aucoin at Boston Lyric Opera (USA) on Aucoin’s Eurydice — where he also covers the countertenor role of Orpheus’ Double — plays a recital with Barbara Hannigan in Spoleto (Italy) while assisting her with the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and assists with the Atlanta Symphony (USA) and several Dutch orchestras, notably the Rotterdam Philharmonic. Benjamin was selected for the 2023 Mahler Conducting Competition in Bamberg, attracting attention as a burgeoning conductor and subsequently accompanying Barbara Hannigan as part of a concert for Marina Mahler’s 80th birthday.
EQ CONCERTS 2023/24
Spoleto Festival
July 2024