Meet Music Director Alyssa Wang
Cape Symphony Music Director Alyssa Wang is a passionate and versatile conductor, violinist, and composer.
A recipient of the 2024 New Music USA Creator Fund, the 2023 Solti Foundation Career Assistance Award, and the 2022 St. Botolph Emerging Artist Award, Alyssa has enjoyed exploring diverse creative paths with a focus on audience inclusivity and engagement. She is the Co-Founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Conductor of the Boston Festival Orchestra, which presents an annual summer festival, chamber music series, and music education program. She is Music Director of the Cincinnati Ballet and former Assistant Conductor for Boston Ballet. She has appeared as guest conductor with the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, and more.
As a violinist, Alyssa is a member musician of the Boston Chamber Music Society and has soloed with ensembles nationwide. She has been featured in numerous contemporary recording projects, such as Carlos Simon’s Grammy-nominated album, Requiem for the Enslaved (Decca), Nancy Galbraith’s Violin Concerto with Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and David Post’s Violin Sonata (Centaur).
Alyssa’s string octet for the Boston Chamber Music Society premiered in May 2026. In 2023 she premiered her own violin concerto, Swept Away, with the Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh, who commissioned the work. She is currently working with Boston Ballet dancer Daniel Rubin on a duet for violin and dancer.
Alyssa earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Carnegie Mellon University under the tutelage of Andrés Cárdenes, and a Master’s Degree at the New England Conservatory where she studied with Malcolm Lowe. She received the Pittsburgh Female College Association Prize, the Carnegie Mellon Women’s Award, the Senior Leadership Award, and the Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award. She is also an Andrew Carnegie Scholar.
Learn more at alyssa-wang.com.
Alyssa's Fireside Chats with Assistant Conductor Joe Marchio
In November 2024, “Fantastique” ticketholders were invited to get to know Alyssa at Q&A sessions led by Assistant Conductor Joe Marchio recorded before each of the weekend's concerts. Alyssa shared how she got started with the violin, how conducting is like dancing, and how she communicates with an orchestra to bring a composer’s vision to life.
