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La Maestra: Alondra de la Parra

The Mexican Maestro Alondra de la Parra has taken the world's concert halls by storm. Born in 1980 in New York, she decided early on she wanted to become a conductor. Her great dream has taken her on a long journey - and it is not over yet, by any means. Alondra de la Parra'a roots are in Mexico - but her orchestras and her audiences are to be found all over the world. Alondra de la Parra is one of those trailblazers who has made history by being appointed the first conductor and music director of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in 2017. She began playing the piano at age 7 and the cello at 13. After she studied in England and the United States - with mentors such Kurt Masur and Kenneth Kiesler, she founded the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas (POA) at age 23 in 2004.

Top Cast

  • Alondra de la Parra

    Alondra de la Parra

    Self/Conductor

  • Kurt Masur

    Kurt Masur

    Self/Conductor

  • Manelick De La Parra

    Manelick De La Parra

    Self / Alondra's Father

  • Graciela Borja

    Graciela Borja

    Self/ Alondra's Mother

  • Erik Hansen

    Erik Hansen

    Narrator

  • José Luis Barros

    José Luis Barros

    Self/ Alondra's Stepfather

  • Camilla de la Parra

    Camilla de la Parra

    Self/ Alondra's Sister

  • Bart Vandenbogaerde

    Bart Vandenbogaerde

    Self/ Concert Master

  • Leonardo Kourchenko

    Leonardo Kourchenko

    Self/Journalist

Overview

The Mexican Maestro Alondra de la Parra has taken the world's concert halls by storm. Born in 1980 in New York, she decided early on she wanted to become a conductor. Her great dream has taken her on a long journey - and it is not over yet, by any means. Alondra de la Parra'a roots are in Mexico - but her orchestras and her audiences are to be found all over the world. Alondra de la Parra is one of those trailblazers who has made history by being appointed the first conductor and music director of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in 2017. She began playing the piano at age 7 and the cello at 13. After she studied in England and the United States - with mentors such Kurt Masur and Kenneth Kiesler, she founded the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas (POA) at age 23 in 2004.

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