Say Hello to MSO's New Music Director Nicholas Hersh!

The Modesto Symphony Orchestra Association is excited to announce that the Board of Directors named Nicholas Hersh as the organization’s next Music Director. As Modesto Symphony Orchestra’s ninth music director, Hersh will lead our 93rd season. Hersh’s artistic leadership will bring innovative, captivating, and exciting ideas and programs into our community and his passion for music education will help guide our existing education programs to new heights.

“I am beyond thrilled that my first music directorship will be in such a vibrant, music-loving city as Modesto,” says MSOA Music Director Nicholas Hersh, “There was a certain electricity in the Gallo Center when the MSO musicians and I collaborated last year, shared not only onstage but with the audience as well; together we'll grow that energy, creating bespoke artistic experiences for the entire Modesto community and cementing the role of music education for all ages as a driver of social good.”

During his tenure as Associate Conductor with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO), he led the symphony in numerous concerts, directed Baltimore’s education and family programming, and created the BSO Pulse series, through which he brought together prominent indie bands and orchestral musicians in unique collaborations. Additionally, Hersh frequently works with major symphony orchestras including the National Symphony Orchestra, Houston, Colorado, and the Peabody Orchestra of John Hopkins University.