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'''Michelle Di Russo''' is a Argentinian-Italian [[Conducting|conductor]] based on the United States. She is the Associate Conductor of the [[North Carolina Symphony]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Michelle Di Russo Named Associate Conductor |url=https://www.ncsymphony.org/michelle-di-russo-named-associate-conductor/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=North Carolina Symphony |language=en-US}}</ref> She is also the co-founder of Girls Who Conduct, an organization that promotes gender equality in conducting.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Price |first=Betsy |date=2024-02-26 |title=4 finalists named for Delaware Symphony's music director job |url=https://delawarelive.com/4-finalists-delaware-symphony-music-director/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |work=Delaware Live |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=LA Phil Bulks Up With New Batch of Dudamel Fellows |url=https://www.sfcv.org/articles/music-news/la-phil-bulks-new-batch-dudamel-fellows |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Classical Voice San Francisco |language=en}}</ref>
'''Michelle Di Russo''' is a Argentinian-Italian [[Conducting|conductor]] based on the United States. She is the Associate Conductor of the [[North Carolina Symphony]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Michelle Di Russo Named Associate Conductor |url=https://www.ncsymphony.org/michelle-di-russo-named-associate-conductor/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=North Carolina Symphony |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":7" /> She is also the co-founder of Girls Who Conduct, an initiative that promotes gender equality in conducting.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Price |first=Betsy |date=2024-02-26 |title=4 finalists named for Delaware Symphony's music director job |url=https://delawarelive.com/4-finalists-delaware-symphony-music-director/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |work=Delaware Live |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=LA Phil Bulks Up With New Batch of Dudamel Fellows |url=https://www.sfcv.org/articles/music-news/la-phil-bulks-new-batch-dudamel-fellows |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Classical Voice San Francisco |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-05 |title=Girls Who Conduct |url=https://girlswhoconduct.org/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=girlswhoconduct.org |language=en-GB}}</ref>


Di Russo was born in Argentina<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Sherrod |first=Alan |date=2024-02-27 |title=This Sunday: KSO Takes An Italian Voyage with Mendelssohn, Rossini, and Vivaldi |url=https://artsknoxville.com/index.php/2024/02/27/this-sunday-kso-takes-an-italian-voyage-with-mendelssohn-rossini-and-vivaldi/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Arts Knoxville |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Michelle Di Russo |url=https://music.cornell.edu/michelle-di-russo |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Cornell University Department of Music}}</ref> to Italian parents.<ref name=":2" /> She earned a degree in Orchestral Conducting and Music Production of Audiovisual Media from [[Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina]].<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Michelle Di Russo |url=https://festivalnapavalley.org/artists/michelle-di-russo/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Festival Napa Valley |language=en}}</ref> She moved to the United States in 2015,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Román |first=Ana Sofia |date=2023-11-08 |title=Delaware Symphony Orchestra welcomes guest conductor Michelle Di Russo to lead '¡Música Bravo!' on Sunday |url=https://www.wrde.com/news/delaware-symphony-orchestra-welcomes-guest-conductor-michelle-di-russo-to-lead-m-sica-bravo-on/article_4b3c0eb0-7e8c-11ee-8c6d-7f6c8d54775b.html |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=CoastTV |language=en}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Michelle Di Russo |url=https://chicagosinfonietta.org/michelle-di-russo/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Chicago Sinfonietta |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6" />
Di Russo was born in Argentina<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Sherrod |first=Alan |date=2024-02-27 |title=This Sunday: KSO Takes An Italian Voyage with Mendelssohn, Rossini, and Vivaldi |url=https://artsknoxville.com/index.php/2024/02/27/this-sunday-kso-takes-an-italian-voyage-with-mendelssohn-rossini-and-vivaldi/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Arts Knoxville |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Michelle Di Russo |url=https://music.cornell.edu/michelle-di-russo |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Cornell University Department of Music}}</ref> to Italian parents.<ref name=":2" /> She earned a degree in Orchestral Conducting and Music Production of Audiovisual Media from [[Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina]].<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Michelle Di Russo |url=https://festivalnapavalley.org/artists/michelle-di-russo/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Festival Napa Valley |language=en}}</ref> She moved to the United States in 2015,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Román |first=Ana Sofia |date=2023-11-08 |title=Delaware Symphony Orchestra welcomes guest conductor Michelle Di Russo to lead '¡Música Bravo!' on Sunday |url=https://www.wrde.com/news/delaware-symphony-orchestra-welcomes-guest-conductor-michelle-di-russo-to-lead-m-sica-bravo-on/article_4b3c0eb0-7e8c-11ee-8c6d-7f6c8d54775b.html |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=CoastTV |language=en}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Michelle Di Russo |url=https://chicagosinfonietta.org/michelle-di-russo/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Chicago Sinfonietta |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6" />


She is the recipient of multiple conducting fellowships: the Freeman Conducting Fellowship in [[Chicago Sinfonietta]]’s 2020-2021 Project Inclusion program;<ref name=":3" /> the Conducting Fellowship for the 2021 [[Dallas Opera|Dallas Opera Hart Institute]];<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |title=ASU alumna awarded two prestigious conducting fellowships {{!}} ASU News |url=https://news.asu.edu/20201210-asu-alumna-awarded-two-prestigious-conducting-fellowships |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=ASU News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2020-09-22 |title=Dallas Opera Announces 2021 All-Female Conducting Fellows |url=https://theviolinchannel.com/dallas-opera-announces-2021-conducting-fellows-female-conductors/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=The Violin Channel |language=en-US}}</ref> and the Dudamel Fellowship for the 2023-2024 season with the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-07-20 |title=Los Angeles Philharmonic Names New Assistant Conductor and Dudamel Fellows |url=https://www.theviolinchannel.com/los-angeles-philharmonic-names-new-assistant-conductor-and-dudamel-fellows-for-the-2023-24-season/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=The Violin Channel |language=en-US}}</ref>
She is the recipient of multiple conducting fellowships: the Freeman Conducting Fellowship in [[Chicago Sinfonietta]]’s 2020-2021 Project Inclusion program;<ref name=":3" /> the Conducting Fellowship for the 2021 [[Dallas Opera|Dallas Opera Hart Institute]];<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |title=ASU alumna awarded two prestigious conducting fellowships {{!}} ASU News |url=https://news.asu.edu/20201210-asu-alumna-awarded-two-prestigious-conducting-fellowships |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=ASU News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2020-09-22 |title=Dallas Opera Announces 2021 All-Female Conducting Fellows |url=https://theviolinchannel.com/dallas-opera-announces-2021-conducting-fellows-female-conductors/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=The Violin Channel |language=en-US}}</ref> and the Dudamel Fellowship for the 2023-2024 season with the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-07-20 |title=Los Angeles Philharmonic Names New Assistant Conductor and Dudamel Fellows |url=https://www.theviolinchannel.com/los-angeles-philharmonic-names-new-assistant-conductor-and-dudamel-fellows-for-the-2023-24-season/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=The Violin Channel |language=en-US}}</ref>


In 2021, Di Russo joined the North Carolina Symphony as an Assistant Conductor,<ref name=":0" /> and in 2022, she was promoted to the role of Associate Conductor of the North Carolina Symphony.<ref name=":0" /> She also served as Interim Director of Orchestras at [[Cornell University|Cornell]] for the 2021-2022 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Midwest Clinic Reynolds Conducting Institute Fellow |url=https://www.midwestclinic.org/conductors/midwest-clinic-conductor-detail?id=628 |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Midwest Clinic |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-07 |title=Cornell University Fall Concert Series |url=https://www.earts.org/events/cornell-university-fall-concert-series-4/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, Di Russo was first female conductor to conduct the [[Delaware Symphony Orchestra]] in multiple decades.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Guest conductor to lead Delaware Symphony Orchestra Nov. 12 |url=https://www.capegazette.com/node/266569 |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Cape Gazette}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Veterans Day, Bobbie season, comedy fest and DSO's 'Musica Bravo': Weekend Guide |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/entertainment/2023/11/11/menopause-the-musical-delaware-symphony-orchestra-concert-comedy-renaissance-faire/71534890007/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Delaware News Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, Di Russo was appointed Associate Conductor of the [[Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dieckmann |first=Jane |date=2024-02-09 |title=Two Finalists to Go: Spring Brings Performances by Final Two Cayuga Chamber Director Candidates |url=https://www.ithaca.com/entertainment/music/two-finalists-to-go-spring-brings-performances-by-final-two-cayuga-chamber-director-candidates/article_8e29de20-c70a-11ee-8e95-eff4f52aab8f.html |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Ithaca Times |language=en}}</ref>
In 2021, Di Russo joined the North Carolina Symphony as an Assistant Conductor,<ref name=":0" /> and in 2022, she was promoted to the role of Associate Conductor of the North Carolina Symphony.<ref name=":0" /> She also served as Interim Director of Orchestras at [[Cornell University|Cornell]] for the 2021-2022 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Midwest Clinic Reynolds Conducting Institute Fellow |url=https://www.midwestclinic.org/conductors/midwest-clinic-conductor-detail?id=628 |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Midwest Clinic |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-07 |title=Cornell University Fall Concert Series |url=https://www.earts.org/events/cornell-university-fall-concert-series-4/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, Di Russo was first female conductor to conduct the [[Delaware Symphony Orchestra]] in multiple decades.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Guest conductor to lead Delaware Symphony Orchestra Nov. 12 |url=https://www.capegazette.com/node/266569 |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Cape Gazette}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Veterans Day, Bobbie season, comedy fest and DSO's 'Musica Bravo': Weekend Guide |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/entertainment/2023/11/11/menopause-the-musical-delaware-symphony-orchestra-concert-comedy-renaissance-faire/71534890007/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Delaware News Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, Di Russo was appointed Associate Conductor of the [[Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dieckmann |first=Jane |date=2024-02-09 |title=Two Finalists to Go: Spring Brings Performances by Final Two Cayuga Chamber Director Candidates |url=https://www.ithaca.com/entertainment/music/two-finalists-to-go-spring-brings-performances-by-final-two-cayuga-chamber-director-candidates/article_8e29de20-c70a-11ee-8e95-eff4f52aab8f.html |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Ithaca Times |language=en}}</ref>

Revision as of 08:28, 21 June 2024

Michelle Di Russo
Born
Argentina
EducationArizona State University, University of Kentucky, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
OccupationConductor
EmployerNorth Carolina Symphony
Websitehttps://www.michelledirusso.com

Michelle Di Russo is a Argentinian-Italian conductor based on 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Michelle Di Russo Named Associate Conductor". North Carolina Symphony. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  2. ^ a b "Los Angeles Philharmonic Names New Assistant Conductor and Dudamel Fellows". The Violin Channel. 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  3. ^ a b Price, Betsy (2024-02-26). "4 finalists named for Delaware Symphony's music director job". Delaware Live. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  4. ^ "LA Phil Bulks Up With New Batch of Dudamel Fellows". Classical Voice San Francisco. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  5. ^ "Girls Who Conduct". girlswhoconduct.org. 2024-05-05. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  6. ^ a b Sherrod, Alan (2024-02-27). "This Sunday: KSO Takes An Italian Voyage with Mendelssohn, Rossini, and Vivaldi". Arts Knoxville. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  7. ^ a b "Michelle Di Russo". Cornell University Department of Music. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  8. ^ a b c Román, Ana Sofia (2023-11-08). "Delaware Symphony Orchestra welcomes guest conductor Michelle Di Russo to lead '¡Música Bravo!' on Sunday". CoastTV. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  9. ^ a b "Michelle Di Russo". Festival Napa Valley. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  10. ^ "Meet Michelle Di Russo". Chicago Sinfonietta. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  11. ^ a b "ASU alumna awarded two prestigious conducting fellowships | ASU News". ASU News. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  12. ^ "Dallas Opera Announces 2021 All-Female Conducting Fellows". The Violin Channel. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  13. ^ "2021 Midwest Clinic Reynolds Conducting Institute Fellow". Midwest Clinic. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  14. ^ "Cornell University Fall Concert Series". The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  15. ^ "Guest conductor to lead Delaware Symphony Orchestra Nov. 12". Cape Gazette. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  16. ^ "Veterans Day, Bobbie season, comedy fest and DSO's 'Musica Bravo': Weekend Guide". Delaware News Journal. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  17. ^ Dieckmann, Jane (2024-02-09). "Two Finalists to Go: Spring Brings Performances by Final Two Cayuga Chamber Director Candidates". Ithaca Times. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
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