Valentina Paolucci is an orchestral conductor currently based in New York City. She has recently graduated from the Juilliard School with a Masters Degree in Orchestral Conducting under a full scholarship, and was awarded the Robert Craft-Igor Stravinsky Conducting Award upon graduation. Valentina is currently a Conducting Fellow of the Chelsea Symphony in New York City and the Music Director of the NYO-USA Alumni Chamber Orchestra in Carnegie Hall. Valentina's recent highlights include assisting Gustavo Dudamel at the New York Philharmonic and Daniel Harding and Yuja Wang at the Carnegie Hall 2025-26 Season Opening Night Gala.