Peter Leonard

Conductor Born on July 18, 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Bachelor of Music, Juilliard School Music, 1972. Master of Music, Juilliard School Music, 1974. Postgraduate, Aspen Music School, 1972. Postgraduate, Salzburg Mozarteum, 1973. Associate conductor Greenwich (Connecticut) Philharmonic, 1972—1976. From associate to principal guest conductor Long Island (New York ) Symphony, 1978—1982. Music director Bergen (New Jersey) Philharmonic, 1979—1985. Conductor in residence Louisville Orchestra, 1978—1981. Conductor New York Lyric Opera, 1978—1980. Music director Youngstown (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, 1981—1985, Shreveport (Louisiana) Symphony, 1984—1996. General music director Städtische Buhnen Philahrmonisches Orchestra, Augsburg, Germany, 1996—2002. Chief conductor North German Philharmonic, since 2004. General music director Volks Theater, Rostock, Germany, since 2004. Numerous guest appearances. Recipient American Society of Composers award for orchestral programming, 1979-1980, National Arts award, Sigma Alpha Iota, 1983, Fromm fellowship, Tanglewood, 1970, grants in field. [Notes from https://prabook.com/web/peter.leonard/171396]