The Phoenix Symphony Welcomes New Music Director

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 Internationally acclaimed conductor Tito Muñoz has been appointed the new Virginia G. Piper Music Director of The Phoenix Symphony. K-Bach's Sterling Beeaff catches up with the Maestro about his new role.

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Introducing...Tito Muñoz!

  • 30 years old
  • Born in Queens, New York City
  • Most recently was the Music Director of the Opéra national de Lorraine and Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy in Nancy, France
  • Has been on the conducting staffs of both the Cleveland Symphony and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
  • Among his mentors are David Zinman, Robert Spano, Leonard Slatkin and David Robertson.
  • Appeared with the Phoenix Symphony twice these past two seasons leading the orchestra in Shostakovich, Schumann, Barber and Stravinsky.