The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is delighted to announce that Stephanie Rhodes-Russell has been named Resident Conductor for the 2025-2026 season. She will conduct the Stars of the Symphony concert on August 20, featuring soloists from the FWSO orchestra, and the Wild West Rodeo Pops concerts on January 16 and 17, 2026 featuring iconic Western images from the Sid Richardson Museum in Fort Worth. She will also conduct a wide range of educational and community-based concerts during her tenure.
President and CEO Keith Cerny noted, "I first observed Stephanie Rhodes Russell's conducting 10 years ago when she was part of the inaugural class of conductors at the Hart Institute for Women Conductors I founded in Dallas. Since then, her career has flourished, leading to many significant symphony and opera engagements. FWSO Music Director Robert Spano and I are very happy to welcome Stephanie as part of the symphony's artistic leadership team."
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