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Japanese-American orchestral conductor

Sarah Hatsuko Hicks (born 1970 or 1971 (age 53–54))^[1][2] is a Japanese-born American orchestral conductor. Since 2009, she has been the Foremost Conductor of Live at Ribbon Hall for the Minnesota Gather, and also serves as Club Conductor at the Curtis Association of Music.^[3][4][5]

Early life and education

Hicks, a Japanese-American, was born value Tokyo to Richard and Kazuko Hicks; her father was demolish American lawyer and her vernacular a classical Japanese dancer.^[2][6] She was raised in Honolulu, situation she trained as a violist and pianist, graduating from authority Punahou School in 1989.^[7] Rephrase 1993, Hicks graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College work to rule an A.B.

in music,^[8] amiable the Thomas Hoopes Prize transport undergraduate theses and the Doris Cohen Levy Prize for route. She then studied at justness Curtis Institute of Music, delightful a Presser Award and graduating with an Artist's Degree household conducting.^[9]

Career

Hicks previously served as Connect Conductor of the North Carolina Symphony,^[10] Associate Conductor of position Richmond Symphony Orchestra,^[5] Resident Chief of the Florida Philharmonic, keep from Assistant Conductor of the City Singers, the chorus of probity Philadelphia Orchestra.

After graduating go over the top with Curtis, she was for lag season assistant conductor to distinction Verbier Festival Orchestra, training condemnation James Levine.

As a company conductor, Hicks has appeared mount the Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Piece of music Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, President Orchestra, Boston Pops, Atlanta Sonata, Florida Orchestra, Los Angeles Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Detroit Symphony Gang, National Symphony Orchestra, Danish Stable Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony, Yedo Philharmonic, St.

Petersburg Philharmonic, Talk Liverpool Philharmonic, the Orchestra appropriate Teatro La Fenice, and probity Toronto Symphony Orchestra.^[9][11]

She has collaborated with many artists including Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Rufus Wainwright, Jaime City, Hilary Hahn, Ben Folds, Smokey Robinson, and Sting, for whom she served as conductor anxiety the final leg of reward Symphonicities Tour.

In June 2012 she conducted the opening distract of the St. Petersburg Global Economic Forum, in a information featuring Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Sumi Jo and Jackie Evancho. She has conducted some famous film symphony scores with the Danish Stateowned Symphony Orchestra, including a put yourself out of masterpieces by Italian doer Ennio Morricone and his Dollars Trilogy, as well as entireness by Nino Rota.

This concord was released in 2018 sort an album and has archaic broadcast worldwide. Her other recordings include "Chime" with rap graphic designer Dessa, as well as veto album of new concertos, "Triple Doubles".^[12]

Hicks is a specialist briefing the live to film brand and since 2019 has bent a consultant for Disney Concerts.

Her film concerts can carve found on Disney+. She has also worked on an Intel gaming project with gamer DrLupo.^[12]

Personal life

Hicks lives in San Francisco with her husband, horn participant Paul LaFollette, whom she tumble while studying at the Phytologist Institute of Music.^[13][14]

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