Michelle Di Russo

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Michelle Di Russo
Born
Argentina
Education Arizona State University, University of Kentucky, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Occupation Conductor
Employer North Carolina Symphony
Website https://www.michelledirusso.com

Michelle Di Russo is an Argentinian-Italian conductor based in the United States. She is the Associate Conductor of the North Carolina Symphony [1] [2] and Associate Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. [3]

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Early life and education

Di Russo was born in Argentina [4] [5] to Italian parents. [6] She earned a degree in Orchestral Conducting and Music Production of Audiovisual Media from Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina. [5] [1] [7] She moved to the United States in 2015, [6] where she earned a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Kentucky and a Doctoral Degree in Orchestral Conducting from Arizona State University. [8] [4] [7]

Career

In 2021, Di Russo joined the North Carolina Symphony as an Assistant Conductor, [1] and in 2022, she was promoted to the role of Associate Conductor of the North Carolina Symphony. [1] She also served as Interim Director of Orchestras at Cornell for the 2021-2022 season. [9] [10] In 2023, Di Russo was first female conductor to conduct the Delaware Symphony Orchestra in multiple decades. [6] [11] [12] In 2024, Di Russo was appointed Associate Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. [13] [3]

Di Russo co-founded Girls Who Conduct, an initiative that promotes gender equality in conducting. [14] [15] In 2021, the Georgia Symphony Orchestra partnered with Girls Who Conduct to launch a fellowship for women conductors. [16] [17]

Awards

Di Russo is the recipient of multiple conducting fellowships:

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