About
Xian Zhang is a Chinese-American conductor who has served as Music Director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra since 2016 and was named Music Director of the Seattle Symphony effective with the 2025–26 season. She was the first woman appointed music director of a major Italian orchestra (Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi) and has held titled roles with BBC orchestras. Zhang has participated in Grammy- and Emmy-winning projects and appears regularly as a guest conductor with major orchestras worldwide.
