Meet the Conducting fellows

The League is pleased to announce the newest additions to the American Conducting Fellows Program, a professional development program designed to place promising young conductors with American orchestras for in-depth residencies aimed at preparing them for the rigors of American music directorships.

This fall five conductors will be placed with orchestras in residencies of two to three years duration.  Click here to read the pdf press release.

Current American Conducting Fellows 

  • Mei-Ann Chen, Assistant Conductor/Conducting Fellow with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Spano, Music Director
  • Philip Mann, Assistant Conductor/Conducting Fellow with the San Diego Symphony; Jahja Ling, Music Director
  • Brett Mitchell, Conducting Fellow with the Houston Symphony; Hans Graf, Music Director
  • Tito Muñoz, Assistant Conductor/Conducting Fellow with The Cleveland Orchestra; Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director
  • Ward Stare, Conducting Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Director

Previous American Conducting Fellows

  • Joana Carneiro, Conducting Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Director
  •  Andrew Grams, Conducting Fellow/Assistant Conductor with The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director
  • Laura Jackson, Conducting Fellow with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, Music Director
  • Shizuo Kuwahara, Conducting Fellow with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director
  • Rebecca Miller, Conducting Fellow with the Houston Symphony, Hans Graf, Music Director