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In the subsequent year, 1974, he performed in Puerto Rico as a member of the Casals Festival Orchestra. [5] In 1975, he was appointed as the concertmaster of the Regina Symphony Orchestra, a position he held until 1976. In the subsequent year, he took on the position of concertmaster with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, a role he held until 1983.
The concertmaster (from the German Konzertmeister), first chair [1] (U.S.) or leader [2] (U.K.) is the principal first violin player in an orchestra (clarinet or oboe in a concert band). After the conductor , the concertmaster is the most significant leader in an orchestra , symphonic band or other musical ensemble .
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Raymond Gniewek (November 13, 1931 – October 1, 2021) was an American violinist.. He served as concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra for 43 years; upon his appointment in 1957 at age 26, he was the youngest person to ever hold the post.
From the beginning of the 2009/2010 season [3] until 2014 he was chief conductor of the Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, which performed under the name "Westsächsisches Symphonieorchester" until 2011. He has also been guest conductor of various orchestras, including the Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra .
He also taught at the orchestra school of the Sächsische Staatskapelle. [7] His students included among others Horst Förster, [9] Folker Göthel, [10] Henry Meyer, [11] Erich Muck [12] and Wolfgang Schulze). From 1946 to 1948, Dahmen was concertmaster of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Issay Dobrowen in Sweden. [13]
The orchestra recorded with the Mendelssohn Choir, [7] with CBC's Festival Singers, and with pianist Glenn Gould. [ 8 ] The CBCSO performed and recorded many of the works of composer/conductor Igor Stravinsky , [ 9 ] including his Symphony of Psalms , [ 10 ] [ 11 ] which featured Stravinsky as conductor and violinist Steven Staryk as concertmaster.