Case Scaglione is quickly developing a reputation as one of the most multifaceted conductors of his generation. A passionate advocate of both operatic and symphonic music as well as a champion of new music, he has cultivated a diverse repertoire. Now in his 3rd season as music director of the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra of Los Angeles he follows in the footsteps of such renowned conductors as Michael Tilson-Thomas, Lawrence Foster, and Myung-Whun Chung. In April of 2011 it was announced that Mr. Scaglione was named the 2011 Solti Fellow by the Solti Foundation U.S.. This prestigious award, which has only been awarded three times in the foundation’s history, includes a career development grant of $25,000.

As the 20th music director of the Debut Orchestra Case Scaglione has been the driving force behind the continued artistic growth and diversification of the organization, programming and conducting world premieres by Vuk Kulenovic, Laura Karpman, and Mike Shapiro among others as well as a season-long celebration of Estonian composer Arvo Part. In his second season he spearheaded one of the most ambitious projects in the orchestra’s history, a staged production of Act II from Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. The 2010-2011 season spans works from Copland’s Appalachian Spring to Alban Berg’s Lyric Suite to Gyorg Ligeti’s Violin Concerto, and concludes with the Los Angeles premiere of John Adams’ Doctor Atomic Symphony-supported by the Debut Orchestra’s first-ever grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Mr. Scaglione was recently chosen as one of three conducting fellows to work under James Levine and Stefan Asbury this summer at the Tanglewood Music Center. He was previously a student of David Zinman at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen for three summers, where he won the James Conlon Prize and, in 2010, the esteemed Aspen Conducting Prize. As a result he made his debut with the Cleveland Orchestra in July of 2010. Also during the summer of 2010 he served as assistant conductor of the Aspen Music Festival and School, conducting a wide range of performances, including a performance of Alban Berg's ‘Seven Early Songs’ with Michelle DeYoung. He also covered all orchestra performances and acted as assistant to guest conductors.

A frequent guest assistant and cover conductor with the St. Louis Symphony and David Robertson, he has also assisted at the Baltimore Symphony and the Baltimore Opera, and conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl alongside Bramwell Tovey in Percy Grainger’s ‘The Warriors’.

A native of Texas, Mr. Scaglione received his Bachelor’s Degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music. His postgraduate studies were spent at the Peabody Institute studying with Gustav Meier.

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