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Anna Handler Named LA Philharmonic's New Conductor-in-Residence

4/8/2026

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Anna Handler is LA Philharmonic’s new Conductor-in-Residence for a three-year term beginning in the 2026-27 season.
She will conduct at Walt Disney Concert Hall and Hollywood Bowl and curate chamber concerts.
She will also work with Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA).
Handler, a 2023-24 Dudamel Fellow who has conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra, will be Ulster Orchestra Chief Conductor and Artist-in-Residence at Beethoven-Haus Bonn.

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Anna Handler is LA Philharmonic’s new Conductor-in-Residence for a three-year term beginning in the 2026-27 season.
She will conduct at Walt Disney Concert Hall and Hollywood Bowl and curate chamber concerts.
She will also work with Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA).
Handler, a 2023-24 Dudamel Fellow who has conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra, will be Ulster Orchestra Chief Conductor and Artist-in-Residence at Beethoven-Haus Bonn.