Michel-Richard de Lalande
French Born 15 Dec 1657 Died 18 Jun 1726Stefan Sanderling, born in 1964, has been General Music Director of the Brandenburgische Philharmonie and the Potsdam Opera since 1990, making him one of the youngest conductors to be appointed to such a responsible position. Receiving his early artistic inspiration from his parents, Stefan studied at the Leipzig Conservatory under the watchful eye of Kurt Masur, going to assist in Halle and at the Komische Oper Berlin.
Later he moved to Los Angeles, continuing his studies at the University of Southern California, where he won several awards. His conducting career started at Tanglewood, which enabled him to work with such eminent names as Bernstein, Ozawa, Slatkin and Temirkanov. Since his appointment to Potsdam he has conducted many of Europe's finest orchestras, and is a frequent guest at the Deutsche Oper and Komische Oper in Berlin.
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