In 1991, Alexei Girsh came to Redmond from Russia, where he was born and educated, attaining his Bachelor’s Degree at Glinka Conservatory in Novosibirsk and Master’s Degree—Conductor of Symphony and Opera—from the Mussorgsky Conservatory in Ekaterinburg. Included in his portfolio are a number of published arrangements and recordings. He was highly acclaimed as principal conductor of the Radio-Television Symphony of Vladivostok, Music Director of the St. Petersburg Youth Symphony and a professor at the Institute of the Arts in St. Petersburg. Since moving to the United States, he has been Music Director of the Washington Wind Symphony (Redmond, 1993-96), the Youth Philharmonic Northwest (Redmond, 1994-96), the Bellevue Ballet Orchestra (1996-99), and currently the Eastside Symphony (Redmond, 1992-present.) He is also Music Director of the Renton Youth Symphony orchestra and conductor of the Boeing Concert Band. In 2000 he was honored with the city of Redmond’s Patron of the Arts Award. Recently he founded the Concert Opera of Seattle where he is Artistic and Music Director.