Hailed a “young titan” by the Montreal Gazette, Gregory Vajda is resident conductor of the Oregon Symphony. He currently serves as the music director of the Huntsville (AL) Symphony and is principal conductor of the Hungarian Radio Symphony. He has been artistic director and conductor of Music in the Mountains (CA) and in 2014 was named Artistic Advisor to the Armel Opera Festival.

In addition to his presence on the podium, Maestro Vajda is also a gifted clarinetist and composer. For his creative and performing work, he received the prestigious Bartók-Pásztory Award, and twice the award of excellence of the Artisjus Copyright Association.