- Steven Mercurio is known for Pet Sematary (1989), Titus (1999) and Castle Rock (2018). He is married to Lisa Altman.
- SpouseLisa Altman(? - present)
- Close friend of American composer John Corigliano.
- Appointed to the Metropolitan Opera conductor roster in 1987.
- Studied composition at the renowned Juilliard School of Music.
- Assistant conductor of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra from 1984-1987.
- His haunting composition, "For Lost Loved Ones", was written in honor of his younger brother, Paul, who disappeared in 1978.
- Composing for me is a way of expressing what is often inexpressible. As a conductor you can wrap yourself up in the cloak of the composer and succeed or fail with the other performers, but as a composer, you're left alone, naked, and are protected only by the will of your imagination. - on musical composition
- Being a good leader doesn't mean you have to scream and yell. It means that the players will follow you off the edge of the earth because they have such confidence that you know the score, that you have both the skill and the temperament to convey the essence of the score to them.
- on orchestral conducting
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