Nathalie Stutzmann, initially celebrated as a contralto, has firmly established herself as a conductor. Her debut album leading the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra features Dvořák’s Symphony No 9, ‘From the New World’ paired with Dvořák’s American Suite. When Stutzmann inaugurated her tenure as its music director in 2022, she became only the second woman to serve as artistic leader of one of the USA’s 25 top orchestras. Of her appointment to the role, ArtsATL said, “Stutzmann is giving the orchestra the shot in the arm it needs to reach new dynamic heights. This is a new orchestra, one imbued with a youthful vigor it hasn’t had in years. What was a fitting close for this season was also a promise of even greater things to come.”