The Conductors and Conducting Faculty 2012

Stefan Asbury

Coordinator

Stefan Asbury is in great demand with major orchestras, ensembles and festivals worldwide with regular appearances in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia. Since the 2007/08 season, he has assumed the position of Artist in Association with Tapiola Sinfonietta.

Christoph von Dohnányi

Christoph von Dohnányi is recognized as one of the world's pre-eminent orchestral and opera conductors.

Charles Dutoit

Chief conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra, as well as artistic director and principal conductor of the Royal Philharmonic, beginning in 2009, and music director of the Verbier Festival Orchestra, Charles Dutoit regularly collaborates with the world's leading orchestras.

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

A regular guest with North America's top orchestras, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos will conduct the Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Houston, Montreal, Cincinnati and Houston orchestras in the 2010-11 season.

Marcelo Lehninger

Assistant Conductor

Anna E. Finnerty chair, endowed in perpetuity

Brazilian-born Marcelo Lehninger is increasingly recognized as one of the most gifted conductors of his generation. Appointed assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra by James Levine, Mr. Lehninger made his BSO debut in 2010 with violinist Pinchas Zukerman as soloist and in 2011 stepped in for Maestro Levine at short notice to conduct the world premiere of Harrison Birtwistle's BSO-commissioned Violin Concerto with Christian Tetzlaff.

Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Currently in his seventh season as music director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya made his Boston Symphony Orchestra debut at Tanglewood in July 2003.

Lorin Maazel

For over five decades, Lorin Maazel has been one of the world's most esteemed and sought-after conductors. Maestro Maazel recently completed his seventh and final season as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic.