Leonard Bernstein was an American conductor,composer,pianist,music educator,author,and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time,he was the first American conductor to receive international acclaim. According to music critic Donal Henahan,Bernstein was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history". He was the recipient of many honors,including seven Emmy Awards,two Tony Awards,16 Grammy Awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award,and the Kennedy Center Honor.
The New York Philharmonic,officially the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York,Inc.,globally known as New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYPO) or New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra,is a symphony orchestra based in New York City. It is one of the leading American orchestras popularly referred to as the "Big Five". The Philharmonic's home is David Geffen Hall,located in New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Frederick Martin Reiner was an American conductor of opera and symphonic music in the twentieth century. Hungarian born and trained,he emigrated to the United States in 1922,where he rose to prominence as a conductor with several orchestras. He reached the pinnacle of his career while music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Stanislaw Pawel Stefan Jan Sebastian Skrowaczewski was a Polish-American classical conductor and composer.
Dimitri Mitropoulos was a Greek conductor,pianist,and composer.
Lan Shui is a Chinese-American conductor. He was the Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2019. He has retired as Music Director on 26 January 2019,and was given the title of Conductor Laureate by chairman of the SSO Mr Goh Yew Lin.
Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel Ramírez is a Venezuelan conductor and violinist. He is currently music director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra,the Los Angeles Philharmonic,and the Paris Opera. He is scheduled to become music director of the New York Philharmonic in 2026.
Yakov Kreizberg was a Russian-born American conductor.
Sir Gilbert Levine,GCSG is an American conductor. He is considered an "outstanding personality in the world of international music television." He has led the PBS concert debuts of the Staatskapelle Dresden,Royal Philharmonic,London Philharmonic,Philharmonia Orchestra,WDR Symphony Orchestra,and the Pittsburgh Symphony,and the PBS premieres of works including the Beethoven Missa Solemnis,Bach Magnificat in D,Haydn Creation,and Bruckner Symphony 9.
Grzegorz Nowak is a Polish conductor. He has served as music director of the Polish National Opera,the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra,the SWR Radio Orchestra in Kaiserslautern,Germany),and Sinfonia Helvetica and festival Musique and Amitiéin Switzerland. He is the Principal Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin,CC is a Canadian (Québécois) conductor and pianist. He is currently music director of the Orchestre Métropolitain (Montréal),the Metropolitan Opera,and the Philadelphia Orchestra. He was also principal conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra from 2008 to 2018.
Ransom Wilson is an American flutist,conductor,and educator.
Rico Saccani is a conductor who served as Music Director/Artistic Adviser of the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra between 1996 and 2005 and was principal guest conductor of the Hungarian State Opera from 1985 to 2005.
Piotr Janowski was a Polish violinist and first Polish winner of the Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition.
The following is a list of musical works which received their premieres at Carnegie Hall:
Victor Yampolsky is a Russian-born conductor and the son of pianist Vladimir Yampolsky. He was most recently director of orchestras at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music,a position he has held since 1984. He is the music director emeritus of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra,where he was music director from 1995 to 2004. He also is the music director of the Peninsula Music Festival and the honorary director of the Scotia Festival of Music in Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada. Before his appointment to the Omaha Symphony Orchestra,Yampolsky served as the principal conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa and as the resident conductor of the Chicago Civic Orchestra,the training ground for younger musicians under the auspices of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Gian Luigi Zampieri is an Italian conductor.
Black conductors are musicians of African,Caribbean,African-American ancestry and other members of the African diaspora who are musical ensemble leaders who direct classical music performances,such as an orchestral or choral concerts,or jazz ensemble big band concerts by way of visible gestures with the hands,arms,face and head. Conductors of African descent are rare,as the vast majority are male and Caucasian.
Lucas Richman is an American composer and conductor. He has conducted several film score soundtracks,including:As Good as It Gets,Se7en,The Manchurian Candidate,and The Village. In addition to his recording and film work,Richman has been serving,since 2010,as the music director of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra in Bangor,Maine. His niece is actress Julia Lester.
Roberto Minczuk is a Brazilian conductor,maestro of the São Paulo Municipal Symphony Orchestra,music director of the New Mexico Philarmonic laureate of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra,artistic director of the Campos do Jordão Winter Festival,and conductor emeritus of the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra.
