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Among the newer generations of conductors is Dutchmen Jaap von Zweden he was born in 1960. At the age of 15 he won the Oskar Back violin competition which gave him the opportunity to study at the Juilliard School in New York City. He is also a violinist. At age 18 he became a concert master with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Holland. A concert master is an assistant conductor. He caught the attention of Leonard Bernstein who invited him to conduct a rehearsal in Berlin.
He made his American conducting debut with the St .Louis Symphony Orchestra ( I was not there). he was the Music Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra from 2008-2018 and is currently the Conductor Laureate for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Music Director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. At the same time he is ow the Music Director for the New Your Philharmonic orchestra, which started in 2018. He is a very busy man and probably has racked up a lot of frequent flyer miles On October 28 there was a feature on Jaap Von Zweeden on 60 Minutes. It profiled his life and education. He is married with three children. One of which is autistic. He is involved in. In the year 2000 he set up the Papageno Foundation which provides music therapy for autistic children. Papagano was a character in the Mozart Opera The Magic Flute. He has a web page jaapvanzweden.com to find out more about him. Many of the prominent conductors, singers, soloists also have to be "Rock stars' also in this day and age.
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