Shanghai-born conductor YUE BAO has joined the Houston Symphony in the newly created position of conducting fellow. She will serve as cover conductor for rehearsals and performances, as conductor for assigned concerts and special projects, and as a Houston Symphony representative in the greater Houston community. Bao will assist Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada and receive training and mentorship from him. Bao recently completed her tenure as a conducting fellow at the Curtis Institute of Music, having previously been a conducting fellow at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and at the Chautauqua Music Festival. She served as cover conductor at the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra from 2015 to 2017 and at the Minnesota Orchestra in 2019. As a guest conductor, she has led the Shanghai Opera Symphony Orchestra and the Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra. Bao began her studies as a pianist and earned a bachelor of music in orchestral conducting and opera accompanying in 2014 from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She holds a master of music and professional studies diploma from the Mannes College of Music.
Posted November 26, 2019
