"Franco was meticulous about shaping musical phrases for optimal impact, and the orchestra responded with irresistible flair....This celebration of all things Viennese can easily trip up a conductor, but Franco was up to the challenge, particularly in the way he handled the work's many difficult transitions [Richard Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier]."
Oklahoma City Philharmonic
THE OKLAHOMAN
Colombian-born Andrés Franco continues to delight audiences with his imaginative programming and energetic style. A frequent guest conductor in the United States, Europe, and South America, Andrés has appeared with the Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Eugene, Fort Worth, Houston, Indianapolis, Omaha, and St. Louis symphonies; the philharmonic orchestras of Boise and Oklahoma City; the Kansas City Chamber Sinonietta and the Chicago Sinfonietta. Worldwide, he has conducted the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Perú, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia, Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, Orquesta Filarmónica de Medellín, Orquesta Sinfónica de EAFIT, and the Camerata Mazatlán. He has also appeared at the Cabrillo, Grant Park, OK Mozart, Oregon Bach, Round Top, and Texas
Music festivals.
Andrés served five seasons as Music Director of Tulsa’s Signature Symphony and Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony. He also served as Resident Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony and Music Director of the Philharmonia of Kansas City.
Andrés is the inaugural Executive Director of DNAWORKS, an organization dedicated to dialogue and healing through the arts. From 2020 to 2023, he served as Executive Director of City of Asylum. He currently serves on the Exposure Advisory Committee of The Pittsburgh Foundation, the WQED Community Advisory Board, and the Programming Advisory Committee of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
Born into a musical family, Andrés Franco began piano studies with his father, Jorge Franco. He studied with Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Jose Feghali and attended piano workshops with Rudolph Buchbinder and Lev Naumov. Andrés studied conducting with Marin Alsop, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Helmut Rilling, Gerard Schwarz, Leonard Slatkin, Gustav Meier, and Kurt Masur.
Andrés Franco holds a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia, and Master of Music degrees in piano performance and conducting from Texas Christian University. He is married to Victoria Luperi, associate principal clarinet and principal E-flat clarinet of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
Pittsburgh, PA 15212 | C: 412-420-4065 | andres@andres-franco.com | www.andres-franco.com
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