Vancouver based pops conductor Kevin Zakresky has directed international touring productions of The Picasso Symphony, The National Geographic “Symphony for our World,” the Legend of Zelda “Symphony of the Goddesses,” the Sonic the Hedgehog Symphony, and the “Heroes” Video Game Symphony. This year he debuts with the “Marvel Rivals” Video Game Symphony in Los Angeles. He made his Disney debut conducting “Beauty and the Beast” with the Saskatoon Symphony last season, and will conduct them in “Picasso” this fall, having premiered the work in Fort Worth last year. Last season he also conducted “Heroes” with the Hong Kong Philharmonic and L’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal.
Tour dates for “Heroes” have included the Baltimore Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, Chicago Philharmonic, the English National Symphony as well as orchestras in Los Angeles, San Antonio, Seattle, San Francisco, Paris and Grand Rapids. The National Geographic "Symphony For Our World" debuted in San Francisco's Davies Symphony Hall and continued to venues in San Jose, Chicago, Madison, Minneapolis, Houston, Edmonton, Calgary, Limerick, Monterrey and Columbus. The Legend of Zelda “Symphony of the Goddesses” tour included dates in London - to conduct the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra in Wembley Arena - as well as Montreal, Philadelphia, Miami, Los Angeles, Dublin, San Francisco, San Antonio, Charlottesville, Fresno, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Birmingham (UK), Toronto, Seattle, Portland, Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City, Vancouver and Pittsburgh. He is the past Music Director of the Prince George Symphony Orchestra in British Columbia.