From Beethoven symphonies to Video Games Music in Concert — Joseph Trafton builds bridges across genres.

An international conductor of symphonic, operatic, musical theatre, and ballet music, he made his German debut in 1999 with Cyrano – The Musical. After appointments in theatres in Regensburg, Braunschweig, and Mannheim, he became Music Director of the Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra in 2017, and continues to guest conduct across Austria, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Switzerland, and Germany. 

His work spans Jesus Christ Superstar, Les Misérables, Fiddler on the Roof, and My Fair Lady to crossover concepts like Beethoven vs. Coldplay. A native of Bowling Green, he studied in Miami, Vienna, and Rochester.