Conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla is having perhaps the best year in her budding career. After a stellar debut at the Hollywood Bowl last year, the 2012 winner of Salzburg, Austria's, young conductor competition has been promoted from assistant conductor to associate conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
“As both a Dudamel Fellow and assistant conductor, the Los Angeles Philharmonic has afforded me tremendous growth, both personally and professionally,” said a not-yet-30-years-old Grazinyte-Tyla in a statement. “I'm very grateful to build upon this invaluable experience, and continue this journey with such an esteemed orchestra."
Grazinyte-Tyla — slowly becoming known as Mirga, sans surname — studied choral music at the University of Music and Fine Arts in Graz, Austria.