Michelle Di Russo | |
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Born | |
Education | Arizona State University, University of Kentucky, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina |
Occupation | Conductor |
Employer | North Carolina Symphony |
Website | https://www.michelledirusso.com |
Michelle Di Russo is an Argentinian-Italian conductor based in the United States. She is the Associate Conductor of the North Carolina Symphony. [1] [2] She is also the co-founder of Girls Who Conduct, an initiative that promotes gender equality in conducting. [3] [4] [5]
Di Russo was born in Argentina [6] [7] to Italian parents. [8] She earned a degree in Orchestral Conducting and Music Production of Audiovisual Media from Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina. [7] [1] [9] She moved to the United States in 2015, [8] where she earned a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Kentucky and a Doctoral Degree in Orchestral Conducting from Arizona State University. [10] [6] [9]
She is the recipient of multiple conducting fellowships: the Freeman Conducting Fellowship in Chicago Sinfonietta’s 2020-2021 Project Inclusion program; [11] the Conducting Fellowship for the 2021 Dallas Opera Hart Institute; [11] [12] and the Dudamel Fellowship for the 2023-2024 season with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. [3] [2]
In 2021, Di Russo joined the North Carolina Symphony as an Assistant Conductor, [1] and in 2022, she was promoted to the role of Associate Conductor of the North Carolina Symphony. [1] She also served as Interim Director of Orchestras at Cornell for the 2021-2022 season. [13] [14] In 2023, Di Russo was first female conductor to conduct the Delaware Symphony Orchestra in multiple decades. [8] [15] [16] In 2024, Di Russo was appointed Associate Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. [17]
Michelle Di Russo | |
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Born | |
Education | Arizona State University, University of Kentucky, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina |
Occupation | Conductor |
Employer | North Carolina Symphony |
Website | https://www.michelledirusso.com |
Michelle Di Russo is an Argentinian-Italian conductor based in the United States. She is the Associate Conductor of the North Carolina Symphony. [1] [2] She is also the co-founder of Girls Who Conduct, an initiative that promotes gender equality in conducting. [3] [4] [5]
Di Russo was born in Argentina [6] [7] to Italian parents. [8] She earned a degree in Orchestral Conducting and Music Production of Audiovisual Media from Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina. [7] [1] [9] She moved to the United States in 2015, [8] where she earned a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Kentucky and a Doctoral Degree in Orchestral Conducting from Arizona State University. [10] [6] [9]
She is the recipient of multiple conducting fellowships: the Freeman Conducting Fellowship in Chicago Sinfonietta’s 2020-2021 Project Inclusion program; [11] the Conducting Fellowship for the 2021 Dallas Opera Hart Institute; [11] [12] and the Dudamel Fellowship for the 2023-2024 season with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. [3] [2]
In 2021, Di Russo joined the North Carolina Symphony as an Assistant Conductor, [1] and in 2022, she was promoted to the role of Associate Conductor of the North Carolina Symphony. [1] She also served as Interim Director of Orchestras at Cornell for the 2021-2022 season. [13] [14] In 2023, Di Russo was first female conductor to conduct the Delaware Symphony Orchestra in multiple decades. [8] [15] [16] In 2024, Di Russo was appointed Associate Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. [17]