Alondra de la Parra

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Alondra de la Parra (born October 31, 1980) is a Mexican conductor. She is also the founder and artistic director of the New York-based Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, an orchestra that promotes young soloists and composers from the Americas. Raised in Mexico City, de la Parra began her piano studies at age 7 and the cello at age 13. During adolescence she discovered her passion for conducting and at the age of 16 moved to London to pursue high school and music studies at the St. Leonard’s Mayfield School. In the year 2000 at age 19, de la Parra moved to New York City to study Piano and Conducting at Manhattan School of Music. She obtained a BM in Piano Performance under the direction of Jeffrey Cohen and studied conducting with her mentor, Kenneth Kiesler, receiving an MA in Conducting in 2008. De la Parra has also been coached by Marin Alsop, Charles Dutoit, and Kurt Masur. De la Parra's recent conducting highlights include appearances with the New World Symphony,Houston and San Antonio Orchestras, concerts with the Singapore Sun Festival Orchestra working with Geoffrey Rush, the Russian National Orchestra collaborating with Joshua Bell and Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway, and Venezuela's Simón Bolivar Youth Orchestra. She was also awarded that orchestra's highest honor given to a musician. De la Parra has appeared as guest conductor with the Westchester Philharmonic, Buenos Aires Philharmonic, Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco, Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil de Vera

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Travieso Carmesí

MY MEXICAN SOUL

Mi Alma Mexicana (My Mexican Soul)

Travieso Carmesi

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Hime: Concerto para Violão e Orquestra - Ayres: Concertino para Percussão e Orquestra

Olé México GNP

Mixed Tape Compilation #65: The Rite of Joy - Curated by Alondra de la Parra

Imposible (Presentado por GNP Seguros)

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Ich mag keine Klassik, aber das gefällt mir! Vol. 3

Mi Alma Mexicana

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Imposible

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Bicentenario de la Independencia de México

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