HarrisonParrott is delighted to welcome American conductor Molly Turner to its roster for worldwide general management. 

Described by the Washington Post as ​“a force of nature from the podium”, Turner is the current Conducting Fellow of New World Symphony as well as a 2024/25 Dudamel Fellow with Los Angeles Philharmonic. At New World, she leads the orchestra in subscription, family, education and holiday concerts, while Dudamel Fellow season highlights include a ​‘Noon to Midnight’ performance with LA Phil New Music Group and conducting Los Angeles Philharmonic in a ​‘Symphonies for Schools’ concert.

Recent engagements include Orchestre de Paris, San Francisco Symphony’s SoundBox Series, Gstaad Festival Orchestra, Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn, Juilliard Orchestra and Dallas Opera Orchestra, among others. From Beethoven and Brahms to Stravinsky, Bartók and Barber, Turner’s wide-ranging repertoire includes a strong interest in contemporary music, taking in works by Wynton Marsalis, Jessie Montgomery and Caroline Shaw, to name a few.

Turner has previously served as assistant conductor for Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestre de Paris and San Francisco Symphony, among other leading orchestras. Following studies at The Juilliard School and Rice University, she received her artist diploma at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, studying under the guidance of Esa-Pekka Salonen in the Negaunee Conducting Program as a Salonen Fellow.