JULIA CRUZ
Conductor
TAKI ALSOP CONDUCTING FELLOWSHIP
Award Recipient 22/24
BLUE DANUBE/BÉLA BARTÓK OPERA CONDUCTING COMPETITION 2021
Second Award Winner
"Do not forget to look at the orchestra pit where you can appreciate the extraordinary work of the Spanish conductor Julia Cruz, whose baton movements are synchronized with those of the dancers and even with the Mouse King's and the Nutcracker's very swords"
-El Sol
"Cruz performed with skill, handling the contrasts of tempi adequately, [...] it was a solid interpretation, cared for in detail, and the passionate final chord was received with a standing ovation."
-Bachtrack.com