Sibelius Academy
Trained as a conductor, composer, and cellist, Adelson studied at the New England Conservatory, Mannes College The New School for Music, and the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. His conducting studies were primarily with renowned conducting pedagogue Jorma Panula, and he graduated summa cum laude from Panula's conducting class at the Sibelius Academy. Adelson has also studied conducting with Michael Tilson Thomas.