Alan Pierson has been praised as “a young conductor of monstrous skill” by Newsday, “commanding” by The New York Times, and “gifted and electrifying” by the Boston Globe. He is the artistic director and conductor of the acclaimed ensemble Alarm Will Sound, Principal Conductor of the Dublin-based Crash Ensemble, and the newly appointed artistic director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic. He has also appeared as a guest conductor with the London Sinfonietta, the Steve Reich Ensemble, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble ACJW, the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, the New World Symphony, and The Silk Road Project, among other ensembles. Mr. Pierson has recorded for Nonesuch Records, Cantaloupe Music, Sony Classical, and Sweetspot DVD.