Concert Repertoire
Christopher Theofanidis: Drum Circles
Holst: The Planets
To be announced: Mystery Piece

Watch Lina’s Musical Conversation with President and CEO Peter Kjome

About Lina Gonzalez-Granados, guest conductor

Praised for her “rich, heartfelt orchestral sound” (Chicago Sun-Times), “rhythmic vitality” (San Francisco Chronicle) and “raw power” (LA Times), Colombian-American Lina Gonzalez-Granados has distinguished herself nationally and internationally as a singularly-talented young conductor. Her powerful interpretations of the symphonic and operatic repertoire, as well as her dedication to highlighting new and unknown works by Latin-American composers, have earned her international recognition, most recently being named part of Bloomberg Línea’s 100 Influential Latinos of 2022. She is also the recipient of the 2021 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, the Third Prize and ECHO Special Award (European Concert Hall Organization) of La Maestra Competition, as well as the 2020 and 2021 Solti Foundation US Career Assistance Award.
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After winning the Fourth Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sir Georg Solti International Conducting Competition, Lina was named the Solti Conducting Apprentice, and served as the assistant to Maestro Riccardo Muti, from February 2020 through June 2023. Last season, she was appointed Resident Conductor by the LA Opera, a post she will hold through June 2025. She has also previously held positions as the Inaugural Conducting Fellow of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Conducting fellow of the Seattle Symphony.

Lina’s 2023-24 season has her leading performances across the globe, including debuts with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico, I Musici de Montreal, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, New World Symphony, Euskadio Orkestra, and the San Antonio Philharmonic. She will also return to the LA Opera to conduct several performances, including El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego, the LA Opera rendition of a new musical portrait from Grammy Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz. Lina is also set to return to Chicago to conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with additional performances across the US and internationally to be announced.

Her 2022-23 season highlights included debuts with Opera Philadelphia, the Orchestre Metropolitain, Indianapolis Symphony, Sarasota Orchestra, Aalborg Symphony, and the Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia, as well as leading a highly-acclaimed production of Britten’s Rape of Lucretia with LA Opera, which San Francisco Classical Voice called an “insightfully led” performance which “gave new meaning to the words intimacy, clarity, and beauty, all wrapped in a damning and brutal storyline.”

Born and raised in Cali, Colombia, Lina made her conducting debut in 2008 with the Youth Orchestra of Bellas Artes. She holds a Master’s Degree in Conducting with Charles Peltz, a Graduate Diploma in Choral Conducting from New England Conservatory with Erica Washburn, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Orchestral Conducting from Boston University. Her principal mentors include Riccardo Muti, Yannick Nézet- Séguin, Bernard Haitink, Bramwell Tovey, and Marin Alsop.

The Phoenix Symphony’s SRP Preludes series returns for the 2024/25 season! Preludes will take place one hour prior to select performances with activities that will be sure to delight the whole family! Prepare to hear live musical performances, discover new artworks, explore the dances and traditions of new cultures, and much, much more!

Friday, October 4, 6:30 PM

Saturday, October 5, 6:30 PM

Sunday, October 6, 1:00 PM

Join us for an exciting Opening Weekend featuring a pre-concert talk with Guest Presenter José Francisco Salgado, PhD, creator of the Science and Symphony film “Gustav Holst’s The Planets.” This will take place in Portal 10 on Friday and in the main lobby on Saturday and Sunday. The Phoenix Symphony has also partnered with the Earth and Space Expedition Center to feature their proportionate, inflatable planets around the lobby.

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