ESO 101: Meet the Musicians | Cosette Justo Valdés

Bio: Cosette Justo Valdés is the Assistant Conductor and Community Ambassador of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, starting in the 2018-19 season. Born and raised in Cuba, as a daughter of amateur musicians, she’s loved music all of her life, and she began learning piano and music theory from age 8. At 18 she saw a symphony orchestra for the first time and immediately knew she wanted to be a conductor. She took up conducting in 2002 at the National Institute of the Arts of Cuba, in Havana, and after graduating in 2009 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Orchestral Conducting, she was appointed Music & Artistic Director of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Oriente (OSO) (Santiago, Cuba), Cuba’s second-most important orchestra. Visit the Winspear Centre and Edmonton Symphony Orchestra website: https://www.winspearcentre.com Follow Winspear Centre & The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra on socials: Winspear Centre on Facebook -   / winspearcentre   Winspear Centre on Instagram -   / winspearcentre   Winspear Centre on Twitter -   / winspearcentre   ESO on Facebook -   / edmontonsymphony   ESO on Instagram -   / edmontonsymphony   ESO on Twitter -   / edmsymphony   #MusicConnectsUs