Lawrence Foster
Lawrence Foster (born October 23, 1941, in Los Angeles, California) is an American conductor of Romanian ancestry.
Foster became the conductor of the San Francisco Ballet at the age of 18, and served as Assistant Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta. He has held music directorships with the Houston Symphony, the Ojai Music Festival, the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, and the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya in Spain. In late 1989, Foster had been reported as the next Music Director of the Pacific Symphony of Orange County, California. However, in February 1990, the offer was rescinded, and Foster never held this post.[1][2]
In 1990, Foster was appointed Music Director of the Aspen Music Festival and School.[3]
Since 2002, Foster has been the music director of the Gulbenkian Orchestra of Lisbon. He has served as music director of the Orchestre National de Montpellier and the Opéra National de Montpellier since September 2009. In February 2012, Foster was announced as the next music director of l'Opéra de Marseille and the Orchestre philharmonique de Marseille, beginning in September 2012, with an initial contract of 4 years.[4]
Foster is particularly noted as an interpreter of the works of George Enescu, and has made a comprehensive survey of commercial recordings of Enescu's music.[4]
References
- ↑ Chute, James (February 9, 1990). "Pacific Symphony rescinds offer to hire Monte Carlo conductor". The Orange County Register.
- ↑ Chris Pasles (1990-02-10). "Pacific Symphony Dropped Offer, Foster Says : Music: Conductor tells of breakdown in negotiations over salary and rehearsal time". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ↑ "Aspen Music Festival Appoints New Director". New York Times. 1990-08-17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Le chef d'orchestre Lawrence Foster à la tête du Philharmonique de Marseille". L'Express. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
External links
- Harrison Parrott agency biography
- Lawrence Foster on IMDb
- Mark Swed, "Lawrence Foster at 70". Los Angeles Times, "Culure Monster" blog, 21 October 2011
- "Lawrence Foster appointed Music Director of Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille". Harrison Parrott agency release, 7 February 2012
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| Preceded by André Previn |
Music Director, Houston Symphony 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 Armin Jordan |
Music Director, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra 1985–1990 |
Succeeded by Jesús López-Cobos |
| Preceded by Gary Bertini |
Music Director, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra 1988–1992 |
Succeeded by David Shallon |
| Preceded by Jorge Mester |
Music Director, Aspen Music Festival and School 1990–1998 |
Succeeded by David Zinman |
| Preceded by Luis Antonio García Navarro |
Music Director, Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya 1994-2002 |
Succeeded by Ernest Martínez Izquierdo |
| Preceded by Muhai Tang |
Principal Conductor, Gulbenkian Orchestra 2002-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Friedemann Layer |
Music Director, Orchestre et Opéra National de Montpellier 2009-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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