Biographies

Robert Spano

Music Director

Robert Spano conducts numerous concerts each season on the main Classical Series, performs the annual concert in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., and participates in a variety of other musical and outreach activities.
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Donald Runnicles
Principal Guest Conductor

Donald Runnicles is one of the most consistently acclaimed conductors of opera and symphonic repertoire today. He is also both Music Director and Principal Conductor of the San Francisco Opera since 1992
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Allison Vulgamore
President & Chief Executive Officer

Allison Vulgamore, whose leadership of the Grammy® Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has ushered in a generation of unparalleled artistic achievement, organizational growth, and international renown, was appointed President and Managing Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 1993.
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Jere Flint
Staff Conductor & ASYO Music Director

A frequent conductor of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concerts, Jere Flint leads the ASO's popular Family Concerts and its Symphony Street concerts for youngsters.
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Norman Mackenzie
Director of Choruses

As Director of Choruses for the ASO, he was chosen to help carry forward the creative vision of legendary founding conductor Robert Shaw to a new generation of music lovers.
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Mei-Ann Chen
Assistant Conductor & League Conducting Fellow

In 2005, Chen received international recognition for her conducting talent after becoming the first woman to win the prestigious international Nicolai Malko Competition for Conductors in its 40-year history.
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Michael Krajewski
Pops Conductor

Much in demand across the United States and Canada, pops conductor Michael Krajewski delights concertgoers with his imaginative and entertaining programs and his wry sense of humor.
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