Michelle Di Russo, Mentee has been appointed Music Director of the Delaware Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and will begin her tenure in the 2025-2026 season, coinciding with the launch of the DSO’s milestone 120th season.
Holly Hyun Choe, 2019, newly named Principal Conductor and Musical Advisor of Norwegian Radio Orchestra beginning in 2026, Principal Conductor of chamber orchestra Ensemble Reflektor, and Associate Artist of the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève is the 16th recipient of The Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award.
Marzena Diakun, TACF 2015, has been appointed Chief Conductor of the Rheinische Philharmonie State Orchestra in Koblenz beginning the 2026/2027 season.
Karen Ní Bhroin has been appointed the FAiR Female Artist in Residence at the Universität Mozarteum, Salzburg. She is joining the conducting department as one of their faculty working with the university and their students.
Marin Alsop’s Naxos recording of John Adams (Composer)'s "City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance" featuring the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien - RSO Wien has been nominated for a 2025 GRAMMY® award for Best Orchestral Performance!