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Andre Previn one of the conducting giants passed away last week. Previn (1929-2019) was born in Germany to a Jewish family who fled because of the Nazis. He had also conducted Jazz Music. he had served as music director of the Houston, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles Orchestras. I have numerous recordings of his. He had also collaborated with Hollywood. He was a composer and had wrote numerous film scores. Most conductors these days have to be able to play various genres besides classical.
In 1938 his family applied for a visa to America. They had to wait six months in the mean time he studied at the Paris conservatory. While in high school he was a conductor for MGM Studios. He was in the U.S. Army and had conducted an Army Band. He was also a composer and had composed numerous works including about 50 film scores. Also, he was a Jazz arranger. I like Jazz Music but am not as much of an expert on Jazz. Like most conductors and opera singers today you have to be more versatile and work with other genres of music. His personal life was interesting also. He was married five times. Among his wives were American actress Mia Farrow (1945-) who was also married to Frank Sinatra who was 30 years her senior and his last wife was German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter who was 34 years his junior!
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