Carolyn Kuan

Conductor Carolyn Kuan has a strong commitment to contemporary music from both Asian and Western countries. She is wrapping up a long tenure as music director of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and has a long record of guest appearances with top groups in the U.S. and abroad. She conducted the world premiere of Huang Ruo's opera Dr. Sun Yat-sen in 2014. Kuan has made several recordings, and in 2025, she led the American Composers Orchestra in the New York premiere recording of that composer's An American Soldier.