Ross Jamie Collins
About
Finnish-British conductor Ross Jamie Collins was a Dudamel Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the 2023-24 season. He was appointed conductor in residence of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, where he conducts a variety of concerts, including the annual Dark Music Days concert, family concerts for Reykjavík's annual Culture Night, and works with Chief Conductor Eva Ollikainen as assistant conductor for some of the 2023-24 season’s highlights, including Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 and Mahler’s Symphony No. 3.
Highlights of the 2022-23 season included debuts with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony’s SoundBox series; return engagements with the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and Colburn’s Zipper Orchestra; and assisting Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen while on tour with the San Francisco Symphony, Yuja Wang, and Johan Dalene. Collins was a member of the conducting staff of the San Francisco Symphony and part of the London Philharmonia’s Emerging Artist Programme.
