Vincent Koh, Music Director & Conductor

Vincent Koh was born in Kyoto, Japan by Korean parents. He studied violin with R. Iwabuchi in Japan and M. Pardee in the United States. He was a member of Rosetti String Quartet and various professional orchestras. At the Aspen Music School, he assisted Dorothy DeLay as a translator for her classes. Ever the curious learner, he studied pedagogue of violin technique under the great Ivan Galamian at the Meadowmount School. His current conducting teacher is Hynek Farkac of the Prague Conservoitre and he has conducted the Prague Virtuosi on his recommendation.

Tomo Matsuo, Assistant Conductor


Tomo Matsuo serves as the Music Director of both the Doctors Orchestral Society of New York (Doctors’ Orchestra) and the 92nd Street Y Orchestra, and as conductor of the World Civic Orchestra. Tomo began his piano studies at age six and made his professional debut with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra at age twelve. He continued his formal studies at The Juilliard School and Yale University. Tomo, a Chicago native, currently lives in New York City, and outside of music, he is a fintech and technology entrepreneur.

World Civic Administration

General Manager              Max Stephenson

Assistant Manager            Gavin Anderson

Consultant          Ayree Coletti

Website Design              Albert Solano

Executive Committee Board of Directors

President                 Mr. Tomo Matsuo

Vice President         Ms. Maggie Stein

Secretary                 Ms. Ayree Coletti

Treasurer               Mrs. Milly Koh

Board Member     Ms. Linda Rappaport

Artistic Advisor Mr. Christopher Coletti