If there?s truth to the saying “One good turn deserves another,” then Marin Alsop of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has hit the baton out of the ballpark.

“I am so grateful for the opportunity [Alsop] has given me this year in choosing me as her fellow in the Taki Concordia Fellowship,” Rei Hotoda said. “[It] will give me the chance to be in front of a first-rate orchestra like the Baltimore Symphony.”