The Alabama Symphony Orchestra has renewed its Music Director’s contract.

The orchestra said that Music Director Carlos Izcaray will extend his contract through the 26-27 Season. He began his tenure with the orchestra in 2015.

Izcaray is described as “inspiring, spirited, and conducting with nuanced sensitivity.” He has appeared with numerous ensembles across five continents and is now firmly established as one of the most highly regarded conductors of his generation. He is also the Music Director of the American Youth Symphony and has conducted such ensembles as the Pacific, St. Louis, North Carolina, Grand Rapids, and Kitchener-Waterloo Symphonies, among others.

He has also performed at the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Utah Opera, Opera Omaha, International Opera Festival Alejandro Granda in Peru, and the Wexford Festival Opera.