American conductor Richard Dufallo has died
American conductor Richard Dufallo died on 16 June 2000, aged 67. He conducted many major orchestras in Canada, Europe and the USA, and premièred works by composers such as Jacob Druckman, Maxwell Davies, Penderecki and Stockhausen. In the 1950s and 60s he was assistant to Lukas Foss with the UCLA Symphony, also playing clarinet in Foss's chamber ensemble. As a former assistant conductor to the New York Philharmonic, Dufallo worked with Bernstein in the 1960s and 70s. Other appointments included the Aspen Festival, Colorado (artistic director of contemporary music) and the Buffalo Philharmonic (associate conductor).
Posted: 23 June 2000
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