POPULAR COLLECTION ELF in Concert
ABOUT THE ARTIST
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Friday, December 5, 2025 at 7:30 pm
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 7:30 pm Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 3 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Jacob Joyce, conductor
John Debney
ELF in Concert
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This performance is approximately 2 hours and includes a 20-minute intermission.
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Jacob Joyce
Jacob Joyce
Currently serving as the Associate Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Jacob Joyce, age 32, is quickly gaining recognition as a dynamic and innovative presence on the podium. Joyce also serves as the Music Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, and previously served as the Resident Conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Assistant Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony. He has made his debut with several American orchestras in past seasons, including the Detroit, St. Louis, Houston, Colorado, Kansas City, Nashville, Baltimore, and Florida symphonies. For his work with orchestras across the United States, he was awarded a Solti Career Assistance Award in 2020. Joyce also has an active European career, conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, the NDR-Sinfonieorchester, the hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt, the Orchestra Philharmonique Royal de Liège, and the Frankfurt Museumsorchester in recent seasons.
Joyce studied Orchestral Conducting with Hugh Wolff at the New England Conservatory, with additional study at Tanglewood and the Aspen Music Festival. In recognition of his work, Joyce was awarded the Robert Spano Conducting Prize at Aspen, and was a semifinalist in the LSO Donatella Flick Conducting Competition and the Solti International Conducting Competition.
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