Ricardo Ferro
Conductor | Composer | Pianist

Ricardo Ferro is a Venezuelan-Canadian conductor, composer, and pianist based in New York City. Recent and upcoming performance engagements include conducting appearances with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Tonkünstler Orchestra at the Grafenegg Festival in Vienna, and a conducting fellowship at the Aspen Music Festival, as well as premieres by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and the Canadian League of Composers in partnership with Continuum Contemporary Music. Active as a conductor and composer, Ricardo received his Master’s degree in Composition from the Juilliard School in 2024, where he is now pursuing a Master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting under the tutelage of David Robertson. Upon obtaining his bachelor's degree, Ricardo was appointed recipient of the Governor General’s Silver Medal at the University of Toronto, an honour awarded by Canadian universities to their top graduating student across all fields of study.