Wilson conducting a rehearsal for Shostakovich's 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk' at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on Sept 8. Photo: Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera/AP
It's been quite a year for conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson, forming an orchestra from scratch, leading it on a 12-city tour, and then as soon as it disbanded going straight to the Metropolitan Opera to prepare for an opening-week debut.
Hers were the guiding hands that moulded the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, an ensemble founded as a musical statement of defiance against Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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