Maestro Alfred Gershfeld

Maestro Alfred Gershfeld, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, holds advanced degrees in conducting and violin performance from the Kishnev and Moscow Conservatories in the former Soviet Union. Prior to emigrating to the United States, Maestro Gershfeld was conductor of the Moldavian Chamber and Symphony Orchestras and the Moscow Bolshoi Theater. In 1977 he was elected Honored Artist of the Moldavian Republic. He has returned frequently to Moscow to conduct a series of concerts. Currently Alfred Gershfeld is a tenured Professor of Conducting and Director of Orchestras at the New World School of the Arts in Miami. He has appeared as guest conductor in many cities and universities in the United States and has conducted several performances of two Russian operas for the Sarasota Opera Association. He is the composer of the children's opera "Karlson on the Roof" which received its U.S. premiere performance at the Sarasota Opera House.