Samuel Lee is the winner of the Malko Competition for Young Conductors 2024. Previously, he was awarded first prize winner of the BMI International Conducting Competition in Bucharest and the International Conducting Competition in Taipei. At the end of the 2024/25 season, he completed his tenure as Associate Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony.
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Michele Mariotti is the Musical Director of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma since 2022 and Principal Conductor of the Rai National Symphony Orchestra from October 2026.
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David Danzmayr is in his fifth season as Music Director of the Oregon Symphony. His 2024/25 season culminated in a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No.3 described by Oregon ArtsWatch as ‘an emotionally rewarding experience…Led by Danzmayr, the orchestra created the sensation of timelessness, […] taking concertgoers to a heavenly dimension.’
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One of the most sought-after artists of her generation, conductor Elim Chan embodies
the spirit of contemporary orchestral leadership with her crystalline precision and expressive zeal. She served as Principal Conductor of the Antwerp Symphony
Orchestra between 2019-2024 and Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra between 2018-2023.
Currently serving as the Associate Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Music Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, Jacob Joyce is gaining recognition as a versatile and dynamic conductor, equally at home in the symphonic repertoire and on the podium for film-in-concert performances.
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Described by Yannick Nézet-Séguin as “a musician who lives the music”, American conductor Conner Gray Covington performs an unusually broad repertory of symphonic, opera, and film repertoire ranging from Classical to the present day.
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Jonathon Heyward is forging a career as one of the most exciting conductors on the international scene. He serves as Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and will become Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director of Lincoln Center’s Summer Orchestra from summer 2024. This appointment follows a highly acclaimed Lincoln Center debut with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra in summer 2022.
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A graceful yet powerful force on the podium, Argentinian-Italian conductor Michelle Di Russo is known for her compelling interpretations, passionate musicality, and championing of contemporary music.
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Praised for her dynamic, passionate conducting style, Taiwanese American conductor Mei-Ann Chen is acclaimed for infusing orchestras with energy, enthusiasm and high-level music-making, galvanizing audiences, and communities alike.
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American conductor Shira Samuels-Shragg is the newly appointed assistant conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, beginning in the 2024/25 season. Shira was recently selected for The Dallas Opera’s Hart Institute, and as a 2024 mentee of the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship.
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