Alexander Mickelthwate
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Alexander Mickelthwate (born 2 June, 1970, in Frankfurt, Germany) is the Music Director for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
From 2004 to 2006, he served as Assistant Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic; he was promoted to Associate Conductor for the 2006-2007 season. Prior to this, he served as Assistant Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony through the 2003-2004 season; during his tenure there, he founded the new music ensemble Bent Frequency.[1]
He studied piano performance and conducting in Karlsruhe, Germany, and participated in international conducting courses in Austria and France. He took additional studies at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore.
He and his wife, fashion designer Abigail Camp, have a son, Jack Brooklyn.
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- ^ Alexander Mickelthwate. Winnipeg Symphony: About Us. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.