About Us: Meet the Conductors

Grant Llewellyn   |   Music Director

Grant Llewellyn is known throughout the world as a musician of great talent, versatility and passion. Born in Tenby, South Wales, Llewellyn won a conducting fellowship to the Tanglewood Music Center in Massachusetts in 1985 where he worked with Bernstein, Ozawa, Masur and Previn. Llewellyn began his tenure as North Carolina Symphony Music Director in 2004. His sophisticated perspective has captured the interest and imagination of everyone he encounters. Critics and audiences alike have noted the ... More »

William Henry Curry   |   Resident Conductor

William Henry Curry enters his eighteenth season with the North Carolina Symphony in 2013/14. Maestro Curry serves as the artistic director for the Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series and all North Carolina Symphony summer programs. He has also served as music director of the Durham Symphony Orchestra since 2009. A native of Pittsburgh, Curry started conducting and composing music at age 14. His first major appointment was at age 21, when he was named assistant conductor of ... More »