Yoann Combémorel, conducting

First Prize winner of the International Conductors Contest at the W.M.C. Kerkrade 2022, Yoann Combémorel is a French conductor and trombonist.

Devoted to the art of conducting, he is passionate about the wide range of different styles. He has worked with symphonic orchestras, choirs, operas, wind orchestras, brass bands, big bands and chamber music ensembles. Learn more

Judy Zhuo, from Nanning, China, a student of Julia Faulkner, is the Horace W. Goldsmith Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Hongrui Ren, from Beijing, studying opera with Jack LiVigni, is the William Horne Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Yulin Yan, from Inner Mongolia, China, studying voice with Mark Schnaible, is the Florence Kirk Keppel Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Acclaimed for its “otherworldly ensemble and professional level of sophistication” (New York Times), the Curtis Symphony Orchestra offers a dynamic showcase of tomorrow’s exceptional young talent. Each year the 100 extraordinary musicians of the orchestra work with internationally renowned conductors, including Osmo Vänskä, Vladimir Jurowski, Marin Alsop, Simon Rattle, Robert Spano, and Yannick Nézet Séguin, who also mentors the early-career conductors who hold Rita E. Hauser Conducting Fellowships. This professional training has enabled Curtis alumni to assume prominent positions in America’s leading orchestras, as well as esteemed orchestral, opera, and chamber ensembles around the world.