Alsop serves as artistic director and chief conductor of the Polish National Radio Symphony, principal guest conductor of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra. She also leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s annual summer residencies at Ravinia Festival.
Dîner en Fleur is a new, free public picnic set for May 15 in Washington Park, just steps from Cincinnati Music Hall. The event will serve as a prelude to the festival’s opening night concert.
Fans of the Cincinnati May Festival will have more to add to their calendars in 2026. Organizers announced Tuesday that three new events have been added to the lineup: “Porgy and Bess – Remixed,” “A Dream Deferred: Langston Hughes in Song” and…
Max Trombley is a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in choral conducting at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Julia Bullock will serve the one-year role of festival director alongside Director of Choruses Matthew Swanson.
Julianne Akins Smith comes to Cincinnati from Virginia, where she most recently served as executive director of the Wintergreen Music Festival.
The concert season includes a world premiere by a two-time Grammy nominee, an exploration of the artistic voices exiled by the Russian government and the return of a beloved holiday tradition, Candlelit Christmas.
Andrew Miller is a Cincinnati-based conductor, tenor and instrumental instructor. He’ll begin his doctoral studies at CCM this fall.
The organization conducted a national search to find a replacement for outgoing director of choruses Robert Porco.
