Lawrence Foster

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Lawrence Foster (born October 23, 1941, in Los Angeles, California) is a noted orchestral conductor.

He became the conductor of the San Francisco Ballet at the age of 18, and went on to conduct many of the world's finest orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Houston Symphony, the Orchestre National de Monte Carlo, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, and the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra.

Since 2002, he has been the music director of the Gulbenkian Orchestra of Lisbon.

Preceded by
André Previn
Music Director, Houston Symphony Orchestra
1971–1979
Succeeded by
Sergiu Comissiona
Preceded by
Lovro von Matačić
Music Director, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
1980–1990
Succeeded by
Gianluigi Gelmetti
Preceded by
Muhai Tang
Principal Conductor, Gulbenkian Orchestra
2002–
Succeeded by
incumbent