Leanna Puttick Selected as 2025 Carlos Miguel Prieto Conducting Fellow

Elder Conservatorium 2023 Masters conducting graduate Leanna Puttick has been selected as a Carlos Miguel Prieto Conducting Fellow for 2025 alongside 11 other conductors from around the world.

Informed by two decades on the world's most significant stages, from Carnegie Hall to Elbphilharmonie, the Carlos Miguel Prieto Conducting Fellowship provides rising conductors with the formative tools to access world-class career opportunities. Fellows study physical communication (gesture), analyze core orchestra repertoire, and connect with world-class conductors, agents, managers, administrators, instrumentalists, and composers for enhanced professional guidance.

The six-month learning experience combines online interactive sessions with elective in-person opportunities around the globe. The fellowship introduces participants to all aspects of the conducting profession, guided by one of today's most sought-after and respected international conductors, Carlos Miguel Prieto.

Congratulations, Leanna!