Virginia Symphony Music Director JoAnn Falletta is hailed by the Washington Post as having “Toscanini’s tight control over ensemble, Walter’s affectionate balancing of inner voices, Stokowski’s gutsy showmanship, and a controlled frenzy worthy of Bernstein.”   Winner of the Seaver, Stokowski, Toscanini, and Bruno Walter conducting prizes, she has also received nine ASCAP awards, the Ditson award for programming, and, most recently, a Grammy nomination.   In addition to her post as Music Director of the Virginia Symphony, JoAnn Falletta is Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic and Music Advisor to the Honolulu Symphony. In great demand as a guest conductor, she has guest conducted over 75 orchestras across North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony, National Symphony, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.  For more information on JoAnn Falletta, please visit  www.joannfalletta.com.

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