Lee Mills
The Seattle Symphony and Music Director Designate Thomas Dausgaard has announced the appointments of Lee Mills as the Douglas F. King Associate Conductor and Lina Gonzalez-Granados as the Conducting Fellow, beginning September 2019.
A winner of the Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award in both 2014 and 2017, Lee Mills is currently the Resident Conductor of the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra. As the Seattle Symphony’s new Associate Conductor, Mills will conduct a wide range of Seattle Symphony concerts throughout the 2019–2020 season, Holiday programs and Family and Community Concerts. In addition to his performances, Mills will serve as cover conductor for the Music Director and guest conductors for a majority of the 2019–2020 season.
Lina Gonzalez-Granados joins the Seattle Symphony as Conducting Fellow following appointments with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia Festival and Nashville Symphony. Gonzalez-Granados’ responsibilities will focus on the Seattle Symphony Education and Community Engagement concerts, conducting several education concerts in the 2019–2020 season. Gonzalez-Granados will also serve as cover conductor on four Delta Air Lines Masterworks Season and Baroque & Wine series concerts.
