Judge on January 13, 2024
Hailed by 805 Living magazine as the Maestro of California’s Central Coast, Brian Asher Alhadeff has been Artistic and General Director of Opera San Luis Obispo since 2011. He is also the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Lompoc Pops Orchestra, and Principal Conductor of State Street Ballet Santa Barbara and Civic Ballet San Luis Obispo. Guest conducting highlights include Albanian National Radio and Television Orchestra, Filharmonie Hradec Kralove, Marina Del Rey Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Tulsa Ballet, South Florida Opera, Long Beach Opera, Ballet Tucson, Bourgas Opera Ballet, and Prague State Opera, in addition to many other orchestras and opera companies throughout the U.S. Alhadeff studied conducting at the Peabody Conservatory and Janacek Academy of Music. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola Marymount University, Masters of Music from California State University Los Angeles, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from UCLA.