About Alondra de la Parra

Conductor Alondra de la Parra has gained widespread attention for her spell- binding and vibrant performances, making her one of the most compelling conductors of her generation. The French newspaper Le Monde states that “there is no doubt that, with Alondra de la Parra classical music has arrived into the XXI Century”.

Frequently in demand as guest conductor, Alondra de la Parra has led some of the most prestigious orchestras of France, Germany, USA, Japan, Brazil, Sweden and Russia including the Orchestre de Paris, RSB Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and Milan’s Cameristi della Scala to name but a few. In Latin America, de la Parra works frequently with the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra and with the Simón Bolivar Youth Orchestra, from whom she received their highest award.

After she moved to New York City at the age of 19, she attended the Manhattan School of Music where she became recipient of the Presser Scholarship. There, she obtained her BA in piano performance with Jeffrey Cohen and her Masters degree in Orchestra Conducting with Kenneth Kiesler, both with the highest honors.

In 2004 at age 23 Alondra de la Parra founded the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas (POA). Her mission was to create an orchestra that would serve as a platform to showcase young performers and composers of the Americas, giving the continent’s music an unquestioned place in the standard orchestral repertoire.

De la Parra has done multidisciplinary collaborations with different artists, such as actors Geoffrey Rush and Robert Redford, filmmaker Michel Gondry, choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and musicians such as Gloria Estefan, Natalia Lafourcade, Gustavo Santaolalla and Plácido Domingo.

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