biography
pronunciation:
[luhviyn]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1943– )
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| biography:
| Conductor, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. From a musical family, he studied piano in childhood, and soloed with the Cincinnati Symphony at the age of 10. After studies in piano and conducting at the Juilliard School, New York City (from 1961), he became assistant conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra. He made his opera debut conducting Tosca at the Metropolitan Opera in 1971; two years later he became the house's principal conductor, in 1976 music director, and since 1986 artistic director. He has successfully built the Met orchestra into one of the finest in the world, and guest-conducted orchestras and opera companies internationally. In 2001 he became music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra while retaining his position with the Met. |
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