Simeon Rusnak welcomed Keri-Lynn Wilson to the Classic 107 Studio in the 4 o’clock hour of the Diamond Lane! Missed the interview? Find it HERE! 

Keri-Lynn Wilson is a regular guest conductor at leading international orchestras and opera companies. She has conducted orchestras such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Gewandhaus, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bayerische Rundfunk, Toronto, Vancouver, Houston, Ravinia, Flemish Radio, Hong Kong. Opera productions include La traviata and Tosca at the Wiener Staatsoper, Tosca at the Bayerische Oper in Munich, Iolanthe at the Bolshoi Opera, Lucia di Lammermoor at the Mariinski and Rigoletto at Teatro Massimo in Palermo.

Keri-Lynn Wilson was born in Winnipeg, studied piano, violin and flute, performed with the Winnipeg Youth Orchestra, before attending Juilliard receiving both her Undergraduate Degree and two Masters (Flute Performance and Conducting). During her student years at Juilliard, she first appeared at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in May 1989. Upon graduation, she was offered a position as Associate Conductor with the Dallas Symphony (1994-98) and was the Chief Conductor of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra in the 2014-15 season. 

Joining Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Guest Conductor Wilson is Canadian violin virtuoso, Alexandre da Costa, together performing the Violin Concerto in A Major of Mozart. Also on the program, Carl Nielsen’s Third Symphony “Sinfonia Espansiva” and the world premiere of “Holocene Extinction” by WSO Resident Composer, Harry Stafylakis. 

For more information and tickets, visit: www.wso.ca

 Missed the interview? Find it below!