Get to Know Giancarlo Guerrero

Sarasota Orchestra’s legacy continues with the appointment of Giancarlo Guerrero as our seventh music director.

Get to Know Giancarlo Guerrero: Lightning Round

Passionate. Bold. Unafraid.

“Even though I have this privileged position at the front of the orchestra, my job is not simply to lead, but to inspire. And this extends to every aspect of my work as music director. Leadership does not mean telling people what to do. It means being able to express a vision and inviting everyone into a conversation about how, together, we can shape and enact that vision.”
— Giancarlo Guerrero
Music Director Designate

“In my conversations with members of the organization, from Board to musicians to staff, I sensed a great degree of pride in the future of the institution and a desire to achieve the highest possible artistic ground. Being asked to be music director at this important and historic moment of the Orchestra is a tremendous honor. I am excited to be a part of the planning during this forward-looking time, and to add my artistic voice to the process, doing what I can to ensure a vibrant future for the orchestra and the Sarasota-Manatee community.”
—Giancarlo Guerrero
Music Director Designate

Get to Know Giancarlo Guerrero

About Giancarlo

Giancarlo Guerrero is a six-time GRAMMY® Award-winning conductor and is serving in his 16th and final season as Music Director of the Nashville Symphony. Through commissions, recordings, and world premieres, Giancarlo has championed the works of prominent American composers. He has led the Nashville Symphony in nearly two dozen world premieres and 20 recordings of American music.

Giancarlo has led as a guest conductor the orchestras of New York, Boston, San Francisco, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Montréal, Philadelphia, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, and Houston. Internationally, he has conducted in Germany, London, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Australia. Giancarlo recently completed a six-season tenure as Music Director of the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic. He spent a decade as the Principal Guest Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra Miami Residency. He also served as Music Director of the Eugene Symphony and Associate Conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra.