Los Angeles Times

Pacific Symphony taps Alexander Shelley as next artistic and music director

Alexander Shelley could certainly say that he grew up in a musically inclined family. The son of two pianists, the home he grew up in had five grand pianos, he said Wednesday morning at an event ...
Los Angeles Times

Pacific Symphony’s future music director returns with a heavy dose of Beethoven

The opening notes of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony are iconic, but Alexander Shelley promises that the piece has much more in store. The next artistic and music director of the Pacific Symphony returns ...
Orange County Register

Pacific Symphony selects Alexander Shelley as new artistic and musical director

The passing of the baton is official: British maestro Alexander Shelley will succeed Carl St.Clair as artistic and musical director of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. The announcement was planned for ...
Press-Telegram

Q&A: Pacific Symphony’s new conductor Alexander Shelley on how music meets the moment

From catastrophic fires to mudslides, plane crashes, political upheaval — let’s just say that calamity seemed to be the opening act of 2025. Seeking an antidote to the venom of relentless headlines, I ...