The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has appointed LIZA PRIJATEL THORS as vice president of communications. She will begin her tenure on January 2, 2018. Thors spent seven years as partner at Rebecca Davis Public Relations, representing organizations, artists, and record labels including the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Music Center in Los Angeles, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, KODO, Sarah Chang, Universal Music Group, and others. Prior to that, she was an associate vice president at entertainment PR agency Susan Blond Inc. She worked in the publicity department of Universal Classics Group (the Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, and Decca Broadway labels) with Renée Fleming, Elvis Costello, and Andrea Bocelli, and on original Broadway cast recordings. Thors is a trained actor, singer, and pianist, and earned her bachelor’s degree from UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film, and Television. She holds a certificate from Mike Nichols and Paul Sills’ New Actors Workshop, and is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy.
Posted December 5, 2017
