About
Kwamé Ryan is a Grammy Award–winning conductor who was named Music Director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra beginning in the 2024–25 season. He previously served as General Music Director of Freiburg Opera (1999–2003) and Musical & Artistic Director of the Orchestre National Bordeaux-Aquitaine (2007–2013). Ryan conducted and recorded Jake Heggie’s opera Intelligence with Houston Grand Opera, a recording that earned the Grammy for Best Opera Recording.
