- Robert Bernhardt
Robert "Bob" Bernhardt is an American conductor, currently the musical director and conductor of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera, and the principal pops conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. For most of the 1980s, he was also associate conductor Louisville Orchestra..
Born in
Rochester, New York , Robert Bernhardt holds a master's degree from theUniversity of Southern California School of Music, where he studied withDaniel Lewis . He is also aPhi Beta Kappa , summa cum laude graduate ofUnion College inSchenectady, New York , where he was an academic baseball player. His children, Alex and Charlotte, are college and high school juniors, respectively.Curriculum Vitae
*Artistic Director of the Sewanee Music Festival in 1999
*Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of theRochester Philharmonic Orchestra (1995-1998)
*Artistic Director of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta (1993-1997)
*Principal Guest Conductor ofKentucky Opera (1991-1996)
*Music Director and Conductor of the Tucson (AZ) Symphony Orchestra (1987-1995)
*Music Director of the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra (1985-1987)
*Carnegie Hall conducting debut in 1978External links
* [http://www.louisvilleorchestra.org Louisville Orchestra Official website]
* [http://www.chattanoogasymphony.org Chattanooga Symphony & Opera official website]
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