Meet 2025-26 Conducting Fellow Enluis Montes Olivar
Venezuelan conductor Enluis Montes Olivar, 28, is associate conductor of the Simón Bolívar Chamber Orchestra and winner of the 2024 Glenn Gould Protégé Prize. A former Dudamel Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he has conducted at the Ho...
On Saturday, March 14, the San Diego Symphony presents the timeless classics of George and Ira Gershwin in The Gershwins on Broadway with Rob Fisher at Jacobs Music Center. Headlining the concert are real-life married couple and Broadway favorites Colin Donnell and Patti Murin, whose natural chemis...
A native of Oregon, Ethan Pernela joined the viola section of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra in spring of 2015. Mr. Pernela completed his Bachelor of Music, Master of Music and Graduate Diploma with honors at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he studied with James Dunham and...
Meet 2025-26 Conducting Fellow Na’Zir McFadden
American conductor Na'Zir McFadden is known for connecting audiences through dynamic, expressive performances that honor tradition while embracing fresh perspectives. Celebrated for his “great conducting technique and energetic podium presence” (Th...
