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Aram Demirjian
conductor

As the eighth Music Director of the KSO, Aram Demirjian has led the orchestra to new artistic heights and national distinction for its achievements. A devoted champion of American music, Aram has grown the ensemble’s repertoire through bold programming with broad audience appeal, particularly emphasizing music by living composers, artists from underrepresented groups, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. 

He also is increasingly in demand as a guest conductor, particularly for his interpretation of Handel's Messiah, which he has led in recent years with the Kansas City Symphony, Nashville Symphony, and the Seattle Symphony in a debut that was praised as, "a winning combination of vocal excellence and imaginative interpretation...no ordinary Messiah performance" (Seattle Times).

Aram Demirjian biography