
REI HOTODA
Conductor Pianist Advocate
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2025/26 HIGHLIGHTS
June 5 & 6, 2025
American Composers Orchestra (New York, NY)
Rei Hotoda, Conductor
EarShot Readings
Works by: Grace Ann Lee, Marie Douglas, Cheng Jin Koh, Lavell Blackwell, Shawn Johnson, Arjan Singh Dogra
June 11, 2025
League of American Orchestras Conference
(Salt Lake City, UT)
Panel: Getting the Most Out of Orchestral Collaborations
June 28, 2025
Fresno Philharmonic (Shaver Lake, CA)
Works by: Handel, Mozart, Holst, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Bartok, Copland, Strauss
September 27 & 28, 2025
Fresno Philharmonic (Fresno, CA)
Works by: Ginastera, Juan Pablo Contreras (World Premiere), Brahms
October 8-10, 2025
Sarasota Orchestra (Sarasota, FL)
Works by: Williams, Smith and Smith/Ormandy
October 30, 2025
Symphony New Hampshire (Concord, NH)
Works by: Humperdinck, Mussorgsky, Elfman, Grieg, Schwartz, Williams, Rimsky Korsakov, Badelt, & Lavendar
November 22 & 23, 2025
Fresno Philharmonic (Fresno, CA)
Works by: Ravel, Beethoven & Sibelius
December 13, 2025
Fresno Philharmonic (Fresno, CA)
Home for the Holidays
January 17 & 18, 2026
Fresno Philharmonic (Fresno, CA)
Works by: Margaret Bonds, John Wineglass (World Premiere), Gershwin, Stravinsky
February 14 & 15, 2026
Fresno Philharmonic (Fresno, CA)
Works by: Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Glinka, Hindemith
March 4-8, 2026
Sarasota Orchestra (Sarasota, FL)
Program to be Announced
April 11 & 12, 2026
Fresno Philharmonic (Fresno, CA)
Works by: Damien Geter, Kevin Puts, Tchaikovsky



About

Conductor Rei Hotoda has been hailed as an “inexhaustible dynamo” with a deep commitment to reimagining the 21st century concert experience. Her vision can be seen through her thought- provoking programming, passionate allyship to marginalized artists, advocacy for arts education, and an unwavering commitment to presenting many of today’s most notable American composers. Indicative of this, she recently made her Carnegie Hall debut conducting the American Composer’s Orchestra in a compelling program that featured two world premieres by John Glover and Tonia Ko as well as the New York premiere of “Clans” from Jerod Impichcha̲achaaha' Tate’s Lowak Shoppala.
Serving as the Music Director of the Fresno Philharmonic since 2017, Rei’s 24/25 season marks an important milestone in her tenure with the orchestra. Together they will undertake their largest project to date, Cultural Crossroads, a new multi-season series of commissions exploring and celebrating the diverse cultures of the Fresno region. A central aspect of the vision for Cultural Crossroads is collaboration with community-based organizations, artists, and culture bearers in the presentation of new works by emerging California composers.
As a guest conductor, Rei has appeared with several prestigious orchestras, including the Symphony Orchestras of
Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Winnipeg, and Kansas City, among others. Rei’s repertoire represents a diverse community ofliving composers alongside masters of classical canon. She has performed works by Gabriela Lena Frank, Jessie Montgomery, Damien Geter, and Guillaume Connesson as well as those by Mahler (as part of a multi-season exploration entitled Mahler Here and Now with the Fresno Philharmonic), Shostakovich (Symphony No. 8), Beethoven (Symphony No. 9) and Britten (War Requiem).
An active and critically acclaimed pianist, Rei embraces her time conducting from the keyboard. One of the highlights of her 2024 Carnegie Hall debut was leading the American Composers Orchestra from the piano in George Antheil’s A Jazz Symphony. Moreover, she recently conducted the Fresno Philharmonic (Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos), the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos, K365) and the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra (Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds) from the keyboard as well.
Recent Press Highlights
Symphony Magazine, March 2025: Resonance and Resilience
CVLUX, September 2025: Sound of the Central Valley
Symphony Magazine, Summer 2024: Indigenous Composers in the Spotlight
Classical Voice North America, March 2024: On Outside, Looking In: Music Honors Cultures At Margins Of Society
Munro Review, May 2024: Rei Hotoda and the Fresno Philharmonic, Along with Piano Favorite Joyce Yang, Offer a Jazzy (and Virtuosic) Finale to a Strong Season
CVLUX Magazine, January 2023 Cover: Beautifully Conducted
Munro Review, February 2023: Fresno Philharmonic Tackles A Monumental Mahler Symphony, And Rei Hotoda Can’t Wait For The Date
Fresno County Visitor’s Bureau, January 2023: Meet Rei Hotoda: Music Director of the Fresno Philharmonic
Munro Review, February 2023: Critic’s Notebook: With Hotoda On The Podium, Fresno Philharmonic Masterworks Concert Soars
Management & Press
Management & Worldwide Representation
Dan Visconti
216. 956. 0078
Press Contact
Raechel Alexander
RA Complete Communications
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