The Music Director

Israel Getzov

American conductor Israel Getzov begins his twentieth season as Music Director of the Conway Symphony Orchestra.  He also serves as Music Director of the Little Rock Winds, and Artistic Advisor to the Orquesta Filarmónica de Santa Cruz in Bolivia. He previously held the positions of Associate Conductor of the Arkansas Symphony and Principal Conductor of the Tianjin Philharmonic - the resident orchestra of the Tianjin Grand Theater.

In 2024, Mr. Getzov made his debut with Evergreen Symphony Orchestra on their Bangkok tour and subsequently lead a classical series program at Taipei National Concert Hall. Additional guest conducting engagements include Abilene Philharmonic, Asheville Symphony, Cleveland Pops, Monroe Symphony, Mid-Texas Symphony, Shanghai Philharmonic, Tianjin Symphony Orchestra, Zhejiang Symphony Orchestra, Bolivia Classica, and the Encuentros de Jovenes New Music Festival in La Paz.

As an opera conductor, he led the world premiere of The Scarlett Letter by American composer Lori Laitman, conducted works of Giancarlo Menotti at the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center and the Cleveland Institute of Music and worked as Staff Conductor for Tianjin Grand Opera on multiple productions. 

Mr. Getzov was selected by Leonard Slatkin to conduct the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and was chosen by David Zinman for the American Academy of Conducting at the Aspen Music Festival.

Mr. Getzov started the violin at age 3, and later studied viola, piano and percussion.  As a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, he performed with many renowned conductors including Barenboim, Boulez, Solti, Jansons, Mehta and Rostropovich. As a chamber musician, he was a founding member of the Rockefeller String Quartet with whom he gave over 200 concerts throughout the state of Arkansas. A passionate advocate for young musicians, Mr. Getzov holds a tenured professorship at the University of Central Arkansas and regularly leads clinics at conservatories and music schools in the U.S., Asia, and South America.

The Orchestra

Violin

Linda Hsu
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    Concertmaster Chair
Charlotte Crosmer
    Principal Second Violin
Levana Xu
Abraham Martinez
Albert Garcia Delgadillo
    Associate Principals
Linnaea Brophy
George Fu
Beth Gould
Laura Gu
Ava Godfrey
Feliz Guzman
Yulin Huang
Matthew Humphrey
Karen Jarboe
Lisa Kennedy
Brrandon King
Siara Lopez
Sandra McDonald
Thomas McDonald
Geronimo Oyenard
Camila Pacheco
Lisa Pavilionis
Oksana Pavilionis
Ida Pearson
Magdalena Ryszowski
Algis Staskevicius
Qinqing Yang

Usher and Setup Personnel
The Men of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America — Kappa Iota Chapter