West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

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The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is a US orchestra that performs at the Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia. The orchestra has played with such soloists as Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern, Marilyn Horne, and Kathleen Battle. In addition to regular season concerts, The Orchestra offers several programs such as the Symphony Chorus and Young People's Concerts.

[edit] Music directors

• William R. Wiant (1939-1942)
• Antonio Modarelli (1942-1954)
• Geoffrey Hobday (1954-1964)
• Charles Gabor (1964-1965)
• Charles Schiff (1965-1977)
• Ron Dishinger (1977-1979)
• Sidney Rothstein (1980-1984)
• Thomas Conlin (1984-2001)
• Grant Cooper (2001-present)

[edit] External links

• West Virginia Symphony Orchestra official website