Kimo Furumoto, is celebrating his 16th season with the Whittier Regional Symphony in 2024-25. Audiences enjoy his innovative concert programming and engaging stage presence. Furumoto is the Conductor and Music director of the Huntington Symphony Orchestra in West Virginia. During the last twelve years under his baton, the orchestra has enjoyed record attendance. Furumoto also serves as Associate Professor at California State University, Fullerton where he Orchestra Director. During his career, Furumoto has served as assistant conductor of the Lyric Mountain Festival for the Performing Arts and of the Lexington Philharmonic. His Guest Conductor appearances include numerous regional orchestras, including the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Central Ohio Symphony and River Cities Symphony. He has also conducted internationally with the Kurpfalzisches Kammerorchester of Mannheim, Germany.
Previously, Furumoto served as orchestra director on the faculties of Ohio University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. His numerous appearances include conducting a concert at the critically acclaimed Mass-in-Concert series at New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Carnegie Hall.
After interning as conducting assistant with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Furumoto returned as guest assistant conductor. He has also served as associate conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra and of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra with Keith Lockhart.
He holds conducting degrees from Chapman University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.