Assistant Conductor

Appointed assistant conductor of the Palm Beach Symphony starting the 2022/23 Season, Chinese-American conductor and pianist Yun Cao is recognized for his musical versatility, energetic presence, and compelling musicianship. From classical concerts to opera and musical theater productions, his diverse musical palette has led him to Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Severance Hall, Chicago Symphony Hall, the Lincoln Center, and major concert halls in Asia and Europe.  
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A strong advocate for music education, Yun is the Resident Conductor of the Aurora School of Music. He has also served in active conducting roles with university orchestras across Florida and Ohio. As pianist, he has played keyboards with the Cleveland Orchestra, solos in concerto performances across the nation, conducts from the harpsichord, and is an avid chamber musician. Yun has received mentorship from renowned conductors including Gerard Schwarz, Larry Rachleff, Don Schleicher, and Miguel Harth-Bedoya.This is some text inside of a div block.

Maestro Alberto Bade has established an outstanding reputation nationally and internationally in recent years. His charismatic stage presence and powerful interpretations of a wide repertoire have elevated him to a place of privilege within the musical community. Recognized for his dynamic style, drive, and musical passion, Maestro Bade continues to attract international attention as one of the most outstanding young conductors working in the United States today.
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Maestro Bade currently works as Professor and Orchestral Director at Miami Dade College (MDC) where he serves as director of the MDC Symphony Orchestra. A dedicated advocate of music education, Bade is regularly a guest conductor for local and international youth orchestras, as well as the founder of the MDC Honors Festival. As an international performer, Maestro Bade has been a frequent guest conductor in orchestras in Madrid, Berlin, Munich, Prague, Bucharest, and St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Born in West New York, New Jersey, Alberto Bade developed his interest in music at a very young age. Although primarily captured by the orchestral language; jazz and other styles were equally prevalent in his musical development. Alberto Bade obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Studio Music and Jazz at the University of Miami as well as a Master of Music Degree from the same institution before moving to New York to begin graduate studies at the Juilliard School. Maestro Bade has had the opportunity to study with some of the most acclaimed conducting educators in the world, such as Vincent La Selva, Kenneth Keisler and the legendary Jorma Panula.
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Without being limited to one style or tradition, Maestro Bade provides interpretative vision that takes root beyond the conTines of the traditional classical music spectrum. His diverse approach has led him to work with artists from both the classical and jazz world including Pinchas Zukerman, Ed Calle, Jose Negroni and Federico Britos.
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Maestro Bade has been awarded many prizes, including the Educational Outreach Award and the Miami Dade County Mayor's Maestro Award for his performances and educational contributions to the city of Miami. Maestro Bade has also won nine Regional Emmy Awards for his televised orchestral performances with the Miami Dade College Symphony Orchestra.
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Nine time Emmy Award winning Alberto Bade continues to enthuse and inspire audiences everywhere as he moves forward passionately with his calling: to share the profound and transformative power of music with the world.

Harris Han Andersen currently serves as the Assistant Conductor of the Palm Beach Symphony and Frost Symphony Orchestra. He is the winner of the 2025 Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Conducting Fellowship and, on the recommendation of the orchestra and Music Director Jaap van Zweden, led the orchestra in a performance of Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra in Lotte Concert Hall. In past seasons, he has served as Assistant Conductor of the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra (NY), Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra (MI), Ithaca College Opera Studio (NY), and as a cover conducting of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (MI). He was invited to the Bach and Beyond Baroque Music Festival in Fredonia, NY for many summers as harpsichord soloist and violinist. Harris has received additional training via the 2024 Riccardo Muti Opera Academy in Japan, the 2024 George Enescu Conducting Masterclass in Romania, and the Pierre Monteux Festival and School in Hancock, Maine where he served as Assistant Conductor and Violinist in 2023 and 2024. He was also a Conducting Scholar at Greensboro, North Carolina’s Eastern Music Festival in 2022.

In May 2025, Harris graduated from the Frost School of Music, University of Miami with a Master of Music in Orchestra Conducting. A trained pianist and violinist, he has served as a collaborative pianist at the University of Miami, Florida International University, the University of Michigan, Cornell University, and Ithaca College. He has played violin and piano with the Symphony of the Americas, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, and Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano and Violin Performance the from Ithaca College School of Music where he studied piano with Charis Dimaras and violin with Calvin Wiersma. At Ithaca, Harris won the 2022 Mary Hayes North Competition for senior piano majors and the 2020 Concerto Competition. Conducting teachers include Jaap van Zweden, Gerard Schwarz, Cristian Macelaru, Kenneth Kiesler, Hugh Wolff, and Grant Cooper. Harris is the recipient of the 2025 Career Assistance Award from The Solti Foundation U.S.