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ALBUMDependent ArisingRachel Barton Pine, Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Tito Muñoz
Albums by Tito Muñoz
ALBUMDependent ArisingRachel Barton Pine, Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Tito Muñoz
ALBUMMichael Hersch: The Script of StormsAh Young Hong, Ensemble Klang, Tito Muñoz & BBC Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMMichael Hersch: I hope we get a chance to visit soonTito Muñoz, Piotr Zimnik, Raphael Schenkel, Cody Dean, Gary Louie, Amy Yang, Meesun Hong Coleman, Anna Matz, Joel Hunter & Benjamin Santora
Artist Biography
A product of New York's public schools, conductor Tito Muñoz has been active in Europe as well as in his native U.S. Muñoz made his first appearance as a conductor in a performance of West Side Story. His first professional position came in 2006 when Paavo Järvi appointed him as assistant conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The following year, he made his debut with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, leading a Celtic Tenors concert. In 2014, Muñoz was named music director of the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra; he continued in that position as of 2022. Often programming contemporary works, Muñoz has particularly championed the music of Michael Hersch. He conducted a 2018 recording of Hersch's End Stages and Violin Concerto, featuring Patricia Kopatchinskaja, and returned in 2022 with a recording of Hersch's The Script of Storms.
Hometown
Queens, NY, United States
Genre
Classical