On today’s episode of Orchestrating Change, we welcome Tito Muñoz, who is serving as our guest conductor for MasterWorks III: Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet. Praised for his versatility, technical clarity, and keen musical insight, Tito Muñoz is internationally recognized as one of today’s most gifted conductors. He recently concluded a decade-long tenure as Music Director of The Phoenix Symphony at the end of the 2023–24 season and now continues with the orchestra as Artistic Partner, following earlier music directorships in France with the Opéra National de Lorraine and the Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy, as well as assistant conducting roles with leading U.S. ensembles. Muñoz has appeared with many of North America’s foremost orchestras and maintains an active international career with major ensembles across Europe, Australia, South America, and New Zealand. Born in Queens, New York, he began his musical training as a violinist in New York City public schools and made his professional conducting debut in 2006 with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, followed that same year by his debut with The Cleveland Orchestra.