Tristan set to debut with the Hohhot Philharmonic Orchestra
Tristan will return to China in March 2025 to debut with the Hohhot Philharmonic Orchestra.
October 30, 2024
Tristan Assists Gaffigan at Les Arts Valencia
Tristan serves as Assistant Conductor at Les Arts Valencia to James Gaffigan on a production of Massenet's Manon.
September 2, 2024
Tristan makes Mann Center Debut with The Philadelphia Orchestra
Tristan shares the stage with the legendary Marcus Roberts Trio and The Philadelphia Orchestra to celebrate Gershwin's 100th Birthday with a rousing performance of Rhapsody in Blue. This is Tristan's Mann Center debut.
July 23, 2024
Tristan Wins Third Consecutive Solti Foundation US Career Assistance Award
Tristan wins his third consecutive Career Assistance Award from the Solti Foundation U.S.
May 22, 2024
Philadelphia Orchestra presents Orchestra After 5: Haydn and Mozart
Philadelphia Orchestra concerts appeal to a wide cross-section of audience members, but the traditional concert experience doesn’t necessarily suit every walk of life. Weekday matinees work wonderfully for freelancers, retirees, and students, but they’re a no-go for folks on a nine-to-five schedule. Weekend concerts suit city dwellers well but may be less practical for commuters. And late evening concerts could leave people focusing on catching their train or relieving the babysitter more than the music itself.
April 3, 2024
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s new concert format is the freshest happy hour in town
Orchestra concertmaster David Kim was the superb soloist, Xian Zhang the expressive and imaginative conductor, and the music a “musical collage 250 years in the making,” as Tristan Rais-Sherman, the amiable host, pointed out.
February 3, 2024
How Philly’s orchestra became a rare link between China and the US
Last November, Tristan Rais-Sherman, assistant conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, got his first experience directing Chinese music at the 50th-anniversary joint performance with the China National Symphony Orchestra in Beijing. Leading musicians through the soft tones of “The Moon Reflecting on Er-Quan Spring” was “one of the most challenging things on the program,” he says. “It’s a long piece with all these little phrases that need precise care, like a little jewel.”
January 26, 2024
World Insight with Tian Wei Video Feature
Tristan appears on World Insight with Tian Wei on CGTN with several other members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
November 16, 2023
NY Times: As Leaders Meet, Musicians from Philadelphia Orchestra Tour China
The visit, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the orchestra’s pathbreaking 1973 visit to Beijing, drew praise from President Biden and President Xi Jinping of China.
November 15, 2023
IFeng News Video Feature
Tristan is featured in a video documentary about the first days of the Philadelphia Orchestra tour to China.
November 13, 2023
China tour good starting point for restarting exchanges: GLOBAL TIMES
Tristan Rais-Sherman is featured in Global Times article about The Philadelphia Orchestra's 50th Anniversary Tour to China
November 8, 2023
Tristan to lead Philadelphia Orchestra in Performances in China
Tristan will lead side-by-side performances featuring musicians of The Philadelphia Orchestra, China National Symphony Orchestra, and China Conservatory of Music at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing.
September 14, 2023
Tristan named Assistant Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra
Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra are pleased to announce that current Conducting Fellows Austin Chanu and Tristan Rais-Sherman will continue to work with the Orchestra throughout the 2023–24 season, and have been promoted to assistant conductors, effective immediately. Following an extensive audition process, Naomi Woo has been named assistant conductor beginning in the 2024–25 season.
July 18, 2023
Tristan named winner of 2023 Solti Foundation Career Assistance Award
Tristan has been named a winner of a Career Assistance Award by the Solti Foundation US for 2023.
March 30, 2023
Tristan to conduct the Bamberg Symphony as Participant of the Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition 2023
Tristan Rais-Sherman, a rising orchestra conductor and Conducting Fellow at the Philadelphia Orchestra, has been selected as a finalist for the 2023 Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition in Bamberg, Germany with the Bamberg Symphony. Tristan was also the recipient of the Solti Foundation US Award, which recognizes young American conductors with exceptional talent and promise.
March 12, 2023