On this day, June 18, 1972, conductor Anu Tali was born in Talinn, Estonia.
She studied piano from childhood and graduated from the Talinn Conservatory in 1991. She then studied conducting at the Estonian Music Academy and later at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.
While she was still in her 20s, Tali co-founded the Nordic Symphony Orchestra with her identical twin sister, Kadri.
Tali became the music director of the Sarasota Orchestra in 2013 and served in that capacity through the 2018-19 season.
Courtesy of The Sarasota Orchestra
She serves as the music director of the Nordic Symphony Orchestra and regularly guest conducts major symphony orchestras.
