Alyssa Wang is a passionate and versatile conductor, violinist, and composer. A recipient of the 2024 New Music USA Creator Fund, the 2023 Solti Foundation Career Assistance Award, and the 2022 St. Botolph Emerging Artist Award, Alyssa has enjoyed exploring diverse creative paths with a focus on audience inclusivity and engagement. She is the Co-Founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Conductor of the Boston Festival Orchestra, which presents an annual summer festival, chamber music series, and music education program. After serving as Assistant Conductor for Boston Ballet for four years, she has started the 25/26 season in her new role as Music Director of the Cincinnati Ballet. Alyssa is also thrilled to be the Cape Symphony’s next Music Director after a two-year search, with full time work beginning in 2026. Additionally, Alyssa has served as guest conductor with the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Cape Symphony, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, and more.

As a violinist, Alyssa has soloed with ensembles across the country and is the newest member musician of the Boston Chamber Music Society. She has been featured in numerous contemporary recording projects, such as Carlos Simon’s Grammy-nominated album, Requiem for the Enslaved (Decca), Nancy Galbraith’s Violin Concerto with Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the Boston Chamber Music Society's Art in Our Time series, and David Post’s Violin Sonata (Centaur). 

As a composer, she premiered her own violin concerto, Swept Away, with the Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh, who commissioned the work, in February 2023. She is currently working with Boston Ballet dancer Daniel Rubin on a duet for violin and dancer, and in the spring of 2026 is looking forward to premiering a String Octet for Boston Chamber Music Society.

Alyssa earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Carnegie Mellon University under the tutelage of Andrés Cárdenes, and a Master’s Degree at the New England Conservatory where she studied with Malcolm Lowe. She is a recipient of the Pittsburgh Female College Association Prize, the Carnegie Mellon Women’s Award, the Senior Leadership Award, and the Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award. Alyssa is also an Andrew Carnegie Scholar. Learn more about Alyssa at alyssa-wang.com.