Peter Susskind

Peter Susskind
Lohengrin (Oct 15-Nov 1)

Peter Susskind was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and at the Royal College of Music in London, but has been a resident of the Bay Area since 1989. He has conducted in London, Prague, Seoul and Vienna, as well as all over the USA. He was Assistant Conductor for the Saint Louis Symphony and also Music Director of their Youth Orchestra. He then held a similar position in San Jose. He has led The Nutcracker for the San Francisco Ballet and Children’s Concerts with the San Francisco Symphony and was conductor for the U.C. Berkeley Symphony Orchestra for a period. For 12 years he was Music Director and Conductor of the South Bay Youth Orchestra, which he founded. He was recently Executive Director for the Midsummer Mozart Festival and then Executive Director for Pocket Opera. He is the Artistic Advisor for Noontime Concerts as well as introducing the concerts. He is also a regular pre-performance speaker for the San Francisco Opera
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