Taras Krysa has been Artistic Advisor of the Henderson Symphony Orchestra since October 2025; he previously led the orchestra as Music Director from 2007 to 2016. He is a founder and the Music Director of the Las Vegas Sinfonietta and holds the position of Director of Orchestras at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Music.

A native of Ukraine, Maestro Krysa is the former music director of the Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra, Ukraine. He has led many notable orchestras across the globe, including the National Symphony of Ukraine and the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra, as well as important orchestras in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, and Russia, including the St. Petersburg Symphony. In the United States, he has conducted the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Eastman Chamber Orchestra, the Las Vegas Philharmonic, and several others. Maestro Krysa is also a noted violinist.