Audrey Kwong Bio

Audrey Kwong, Artistic Operations Manager at the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.  Audrey joined the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra as Artistic Operations Manager in late 2017 and in this role oversees scheduling, touring, the orchestra’s Opera Theatre of St. Louis collaborations, the orchestra’s electronic media initiatives including The Nine Network’s Night at the Symphony broadcasts and various recording projects, programming for the Live at Powell Hall series, along with other special projects.  Previously, Audrey spent six seasons with the Aspen Music Festival and School in various roles managing their operations. She came to the industry with a background in classical music, earning her Bachelors of Music in violin performance from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. She then began her career in orchestra operations with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra while pursuing her Masters of Arts Management from Carnegie Mellon University. In addition to her music background, she was trained in was trained in theatre, dance, and voice throughout her pre-college education. An active violinist, Audrey is deeply passionate about film music, education, and chamber music. In college she played on several concerts led by film composer John Williams, appeared in The Soloist starring Jamie Foxx, and was often found in the recording studio collaborating on student film scores. Most recently in St. Louis, she can be found playing with the folk-rock band Boxcar. .