MASTER CLASS - KARINA CANELLAKIS - Free Lecture

See maestro Karina Canellakis in an interactive lesson as she conducts the Conservatory Orchestra through pieces for their upcoming performances. Master Classes help strengthen students’ ability as the master gives them advice on how to play selections, gives demonstrations and corrects technique. Master classes provide artistic stimulation for both the performer and the audience. Spectators welcome!

KARINA CANELLAKIS, conductor
Currently in her first season as Assistant Conductor of the Dallas Symphony, Karina Canellakis is rapidly gaining recognition as one of the most promising and exciting young American conductors. She made her Carnegie Hall conducting debut in Zankel Hall, and frequently appears as guest conductor of New York’s groundbreaking International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE). This coming season, she makes her debut with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Colorado and Toledo Symphonies, and the Orchestra of St. Lukes. Ms. Canellakis was the winner of the 2013 Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship, founded by Marin Alsop. She won the 2013 Charles Schiff Conducting Award for outstanding achievement in orchestral conducting, as well as the American Conductors Award, Bruno Walter Memorial Scholarship and Isidore Komanoff Award. Ms. Canellakis holds a bachelor’s degree in violin from the Curtis Institute of Music and a master’s degree in orchestral conducting from The Juilliard School. She plays a 1782 Mantegazza violin, generously loaned to her by a private patron.