EP 34 / Stuart Malina / Conductor, arts advocate and champion for the power of live music

Music can do more than entertain, it can create connection, reflection and even healing. In this episode of Varsity’s Roundtable Talk, Derek sits down with Stuart Malina, longtime Music Director and Conductor of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra and Tony Award-winning orchestrator. In their conversation, Derek and Stuart discuss why music often resonates more deeply as we age, how live concerts create powerful shared experiences and the surprising ways music can unlock memory and emotion. Stuart also reflects on working with Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp on Broadway’s Moving Out and shares advice about creativity, confidence and defining success for yourself.