The Conductors
Gerard Schwarz
Music Director
One of the leading conductors of his generation, Gerard Schwarz is credited with Seattle Symphony’s tremendous growth over the past 25 years. Schwarz has been Music Director of Seattle Symphony since 1985 and the Orchestra celebrates his strong artistic leadership, compelling performances, and renowned recording history during his Silver Anniversary this season.
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Thomas Hong
Assistant Conductor
Thomas Hong has just concluded appointments as Assistant Conductor of Orchestre National de France and Associate Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. As Assistant Conductor of Orchestre National de France, Hong has participated in the orchestra’s European tours, recently assisting Kurt Masur in Frankfurt and Baden-Baden.
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Joseph Crnko
Associate Conductor for Choral Activities
Joseph Crnko joined Seattle Symphony as the Associate Conductor for Choral Activities in September 2007.
He is in his 24th year as Music Director of the Northwest Choirs, the Northwest’s premier youth choral
organization.
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Alexander Prior
Seventeen-year-old conductor and composer Alexander Prior has been named Seattle Symphony’s Assistant to
the Guest Conductors, his first professional appointment. In 2009, he was named Runner-Up in the Leeds
Conductors Competition, and is one of 12 participants invited to the International Gustav Mahler Conducting
Competition in Bamberg, Germany in February 2010.
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