Conductor Stilian Kirov was a prize winner at the prestigious 2015 Malko Competition, and recently completed a highly successful tenure as Associate Conductor of the Seattle Symphony. Kirov was recently appointed Music Director of the Symphony in C, one of America’s premier orchestras for young professionals. Kirov is also Music Director of the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra in California, the youngest person to hold that position in the orchestra’s 83-year history. Previously he served as Associate Conductor of the Memphis Symphony and Music Director of the Memphis Youth Symphony Program.