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Alondra de la Parra is a Mexican-American conductor and composer. She is the first Mexican woman to become a professional conductor. She is the founder and music director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas. De la Parra was born in New York City to Mexican parents. She began her musical studies at the age of five, and went on to study at the National Conservatory of Music in Mexico City. She then studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and at the Juilliard School in New York. De la Parra has conducted orchestras around the world, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico. She has also conducted the world premieres of works by composers such as John Adams, Osvaldo Golijov, and Gabriela Ortiz. In addition to her conducting career, de la Parra is also a composer. Her works have been performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico. De la Parra has received numerous awards and honors, including the National Prize for Arts and Sciences from the Mexican government, the Order of the Aztec Eagle, and the National Music Prize from the Mexican government. She was also named one of the "100 Most Influential Women in Mexico" by Forbes magazine in 2017.

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Occupation Conductor
Age 43 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 31 October, 1980
Birthday 31 October
Birthplace New York City
Nationality United States

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Who Is Alondra de la Parra's Husband?

Her husband is Carlos Zedillo Velasco (m. 2008–2010)

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Children Luciano de María

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2016

She is mother of two sons, Luciano (born 2016) and Julián (born 2018)

2015

In May 2015, de la Parra made her first guest-conducting appearance with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO). In October 2015, the QSO announced the appointment of de la Parra as its first-ever music director and first-ever female conductor in its principal conducting post, effective in 2017. Her appointment is for three years, where she will work for 14 weeks each year.

2008

The family subsequently moved to Mexico City, where de la Parra began her piano studies at age seven and the cello at age 13. She also developed an interest in conducting around age 13. After a year of study at St Leonards-Mayfield School, she studied composition at the Centre of Research and Musical Studies in Mexico City. At age 19, de la Parra returned to New York City, to study piano and conducting at the Manhattan School of Music. She obtained a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance under the direction of Jeffrey Cohen and studied conducting with Michael Charry and Kenneth Kiesler, receiving an MA in Conducting in 2008. Her other conducting mentors include Marin Alsop, Charles Dutoit, and Kurt Masur. She served as an apprentice conductor with the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra.

2003

In 2003, de la Parra founded her own ensemble, the Mexican-American Orchestra, at the behest of the Mexican Consulate, which asked de la Parra to produce a concert featuring Mexican music for the Mexico Now Festival. The resulting 65-member orchestra was renamed in 2004 the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas (POA). The POA toured in Mexico in 2007. The orchestra and de la Parra released two commercial recordings, Mi Alma Mexicana – My Mexican Soul, and Travieso Carmesí. In June 2011, the POA suspended operations because of financial difficulties. De la Parra was artistic director of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco from 2012 to 2013.

1980

Alondra de la Parra (born October 31, 1980) 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.

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