Samuel Krachmalnick
Samuel Krachmalnick (1926,
St. Louis – April 1, 2005,
Burbank, California) was an American
conductor and music educator. He first came to prominence as a conductor on Broadway during the 1950s, notably earning a
Tony Award nomination for his work as the music director of the original production of
Leonard Bernstein's ''
Candide''. He went on to work as a busy conductor of
operas and
symphony orchestras internationally during the 1960s and 1970s. He was particularly active in New York City, where he held conducting posts with the
American Ballet Theatre, the
Harkness Ballet, the
Metropolitan Opera, and the
New York City Opera. His later career was primarily devoted to teaching on the music faculties of the
University of Washington and the
University of California, Los Angeles.
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