Joann Falletta
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About
Creator and conductor of classical music who has served as music director of orchestras like the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. She has released more than 70 albums during her prolific career.
Before Fame
She studied at the prestigious Julliard School of Music, where she was an standout guitar player.
Trivia
She is a much-awarded composer, received the Seaver/National Endowment for the Arts Conductors Award in 2002.
Family Life
In 1986, she married musician Robert Alemany.
Associated With
She can be seen conducting a rehearsal of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" in the 1987 documentary "A Woman Is a Risky Bet: Six Orchestra Conductors".
