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Laura Jackson Conducts Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia
August 10, 2025
Conductor Laura Jackson leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in an all-Tchaikovsky program featuring the Fouth Symphony, Rococo Variations with cello soloist Zlatomir Fung, and 1812 Overture.
Conductor Laura Jackson joins pura musica roster
May 27, 2025
International boutique agency will represent Jackson in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
International management agency pura musica, founded by Wiebke Küster, has added American conductor Laura Jackson to its roster. The agency will represent Maestra Jackson in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Laura Jackson currently serves as Music Director and Conductor of the Reno Phil. She has guided the 56-year-old orchestra since 2009. A frequent guest conductor, she has led distinguished ensembles across the United States, Canada, France, Poland, Czech Republic, Algeria, and China. Currently in her third season as an official mentor to emerging women conductors across the globe in the Taki Alsop Foundation’s Fellowship program, Jackson, with Reno Phil, also partners with the Davidson Institute in Reno Nevada to feature their instrumental fellows in concert.
"Laura Jackson is a highly respected conductor, known for her creativity, passion, and inspiring leadership," said Ms. Küster. "I am delighted to welcome her to the roster."
"Wiebke is a passionate advocate for uniquely talented artists and conductors from across the globe," stated Ms. Jackson. "I am honored to work with her."
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Reno Phil - Opening Night! - The Classix Series
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts • Reno
OPENING NIGHT! ON THE PROGRAM
Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Florence Price Piano Concerto (in One Movement)
George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring: Suite
FEATURING Featuring Michelle Cann, piano
Reno Phil - Opening Night! - The Classix Series
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts • Reno
OPENING NIGHT! ON THE PROGRAM
Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Florence Price Piano Concerto (in One Movement)
George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring: Suite
Featuring Michelle Cann, piano
Reno Phil Classix Series John WIlliams & SIbelius
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts • Reno
Catch us if you can! The Reno Phil embarks on a thrilling pursuit of adventure, weaving together bold contemporary voices and timeless orchestral grandeur. Tennison Watts and Timothy McAllister ignite the stage with John Williams’ Escapades, a jazzy, high-energy ride brimming with playfulness and intrigue. Zhou Tian’s Transcend, commissioned by the Reno Phil to mark the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, soars with luminous textures and unyielding spirit, capturing the boundless ambition of human ingenuity. Anchoring the journey, Sibelius’ majestic Symphony No. 2 unfolds like a vast Nordic landscape - achingly beautiful & bracingly powerful - culminating in a triumphant finale that surges with hope and resilience.
Zhou Tian: Transcend
John Williams: Escapades for Alto Sax
and Vibraphone
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 op. 43 in D Major
FEATURING
Tennison Watts, vibraphone
and Timothy McAllister, saxophone