Jacob Joyce

Biography

Currently serving as the Associate Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Jacob Joyce, age 33, is quickly gaining recognition as a dynamic and innovative presence on the podium. Joyce also serves as the Music Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and previously served as the Resident Conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Assistant Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony. He has made his debut with several American orchestras in past seasons, including the Detroit, St. Louis, Houston, Colorado, Kansas City, Nashville, Baltimore, and Florida symphonies. Joyce also has an active European career, conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, the NDR-Sinfonieorchester, the hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt, the Orchestra Philharmonique Royal de Liège, and the Frankfurt Museumsorchester in recent seasons.   
 
Joyce studied Orchestral Conducting with Hugh Wolff at the New England Conservatory, with additional study at Tanglewood and the Aspen Music Festival. In recognition of his work, Joyce was awarded the Robert Spano Conducting Prize at Aspen, was a semifinalist in the LSO Donatella Flick Conducting Competition and the Solti International Conducting Competition, and was awarded a Solti Career Assistance Award in 2020. Joyce graduated from Yale College in 2014, with a B.A. in Music and Economics. He is also an accomplished violinist, having performed with several orchestras across the United States, and is the host and creator of the podcast Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening Guide, which provides people of all backgrounds with basic techniques for listening to classical music.