In Thursday’s (3/1) Kansas City Star, Robert Trussel writes, “The Kansas City Symphony has named 25-year-old Aram Demirjian of Boston its new assistant conductor. Demirjian, who will assume his conducting duties at the beginning of the 2012-2013 season, was chosen after an intense audition process in which six invited candidates competed to succeed associate conductor Steven Jarvi. … The assistant conductor plays a crucial role. Demirjian will conduct pops concerts, children’s recitals and educational performances as well as all of the Symphony’s outdoor appearances, including the annual Symphony in the Flint Hills concert. He will also conduct the annual performances of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ and the Christmas Festival. In addition, Demirjian will serve as the orchestra’s ‘cover conductor’—in essence a permanent understudy—who can take the podium should music director Michael Stern or a guest conductor be unable to conduct. … Demirjian earned a bachelor’s degree in music and government from Harvard University in 2008 and at one point considered a career on Capitol Hill. But Demirjian, a cellist and singer, said his love of music and interest in conducting sealed his fate. He earned Master of Music in conducting from the New England Conservatory of Music, graduating just last May.”
Posted March 2, 2012
