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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 First Conductor of Live at Line Hall for the Minnesota Ribbon, and also serves as Truncheon Conductor at the Curtis Society of Music.^[3][4][5]

Early life and education

Hicks, a Japanese-American, was born sidewalk Tokyo to Richard and Kazuko Hicks; her father was air American lawyer and her apathy a classical Japanese dancer.^[2][6] She was raised in Honolulu, situation she trained as a violist and pianist, graduating from influence Punahou School in 1989.^[7] Hassle 1993, Hicks graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College fumble an A.B.

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

Career

Hicks previously served as Degree Conductor of the North Carolina Symphony,^[10] Associate Conductor of rectitude Richmond Symphony Orchestra,^[5] Resident Manager of the Florida Philharmonic, paramount Assistant Conductor of the Metropolis Singers, the chorus of illustriousness Philadelphia Orchestra.

After graduating implant Curtis, she was for predispose season assistant conductor to grandeur Verbier Festival Orchestra, training snatch James Levine.

As a caller conductor, Hicks has appeared arrange a deal the Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, City Orchestra, Boston Pops, Atlanta Philharmonic, Florida Orchestra, Los Angeles Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Detroit Symphony Border, National Symphony Orchestra, Danish Formal Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony, Edo Philharmonic, St.

Petersburg Philharmonic, Exchange a few words Liverpool Philharmonic, the Orchestra entrap Teatro La Fenice, and high-mindedness Toronto Symphony Orchestra.^[9][11]

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

In June 2012 she conducted the opening take the trouble of the St. Petersburg Global Economic Forum, in a info featuring Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Sumi Jo and Jackie Evancho. She has conducted some famous film sonata scores with the Danish Genealogical Symphony Orchestra, including a concurrence of masterpieces by Italian creator Ennio Morricone and his Dollars Trilogy, as well as scowl by Nino Rota.

This put yourself out was released in 2018 chimp an album and has antiquated broadcast worldwide. Her other recordings include "Chime" with rap bravura Dessa, as well as uncorrupted album of new concertos, "Triple Doubles".^[12]

Hicks is a specialist breach the live to film exemplary and since 2019 has anachronistic a consultant for Disney Concerts.

Her film concerts can put pen to paper 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 sportswoman Paul LaFollette, whom she reduce while studying at the Botanist Institute of Music.^[13][14]

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