Duilio Dobrin
Duilio Dobrin (born September 25, 1958 in Buenos Aires ) is an American conductor and pianist of Argentine origin.
Dobrin studied at the National Conservatory of Argentina and was then a student of Leonard Bernstein in Tanglewood , Sergiu Celibidache in Munich and Otto-Werner Mueller at Yale University . He received a Doctor of Arts and Master of Music degrees from Ball State University .
At the International Conducting Competition in Tokyo in 1988 he was the only American to reach the finals, and at the 1991 competition in Lugano he was one of the winners. He was music director of the Chamber Orchestra of Connecticut and from 1993 to 2001 chief conductor of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra , with which he founded the LatinPops event series . In addition, he was a guest conductor of orchestras in New York, Munich, Tokyo, Lugano, Montreal and Buenos Aires.
After working as Karl Richter's assistant at the Teatro Colón , Dobrin's career as a conductor of oratorios and operas began at this house. He has also conducted performances of the operas Carmen , The Marriage of Figaro , The Barber of Seville , Gianni Schicchi and The Love Potion as well as the Fiddler on the Roof and Salute to Harold Prince on Broadway (with Elaine Stritch , Theodore Bikel , Debbie Shapiro , Kevin Gray and Harold Prince himself).
In 2000 he was honored by Pope John Paul II for his services to liturgical music. From 2002 to 2004 Dobrin taught at the University of Oklahoma and directed its symphony orchestra.
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| SURNAME | Dobrin, Duilio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American conductor and pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires |