Alondra de la Parra
Alondra de la Parra is a Mexican American conductor and the current Music Director of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, the first female principal conductor of an Australian symphony orchestra. De la Parra is also an official Cultural Ambassador of Mexico. She began playing the piano at age 7 and the cello at 13. After she studied in England and the United States - with mentors such Kurt Masur and Kenneth Kiesler, she founded the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas (POA) at age 23 in 2004.
| Known For | Acting |
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| Most Rating | 0.0798 |
| Birthday | 1980-10-31 |
| Place of Birth | New York, New York, U.S.A. |
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2016
Conduct! Every Move Counts
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'At the end of the day, it remains a secret why some can conduct and others can’t', Sir Georg Solti once said. CONDUCT! explores this secret. The stru...
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Conduct! Every Move Counts
2019
La Maestra: Alondra de la Parra
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The Mexican Maestro Alondra de la Parra has taken the world's concert halls by storm. Born in 1980 in New York, she decided early on she wanted to bec...
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