María Fátima Corona

Violinist/Conductor

María Fátima Corona del Toro is an award-winning conductor from Nayarit, Mexico, and the 2025 national recipient of The American Prize in Conducting – University/Community Opera Division. She is currently
a doctoral candidate in orchestral conducting at the University of Arizona School of Music, where she studies under the mentorship of Dr. Thomas Cockrell. A 2022–23 University Fellow, Ms. Corona has served as
assistant conductor for the Arizona Symphony Orchestra, UA Opera Theater, and the Philharmonic Orchestra. In Fall 2025, she will lead the Arizona Symphony Orchestra in concert and conduct Die Fledermaus with the Orchestra of the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California in Mexico.

As a violinist, Ms. Corona has performed with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Battle Creek Orchestra, Orquesta Filarmónica de Guayaquil, Orquesta de Baja California, Orquesta Filarmónica de Sonora, Orquesta Filarmónica de Toluca, and Orquesta de Cámara de la Ciudad de México. She has appeared at festivals in Mexico, Canada, Ecuador, and the USA, including Opera in the Ozarks, Ricardo Castro, Opera Maya, Eurochestries, and Cervantino.