George Szell: A Life of Music

Appendix B. Staff and Kulas Foundation Conductors under George Szell

APPENDIX B Staff and Kulas foundation Conductors under George Szell Associate and Assistant Conductors: rudolph ringwall,*associate conductor 1946–56 robert Shaw, associate conductor 1956–67 louis lane, assistant conductor 1956–61, associate conductor 1961–70 Michael Charry, conducting assistant 1965–67, assistant conductor 1967–70 James levine, assistant conductor 1967–70 *ringwall became assistant conductor in 1926 and associate conductor in 1934. Principal Guest Conductor: Pierre Boulez, 1969–70 Directors of the Chorus: russell l. Gee, 1951–56 robert M. Stofer, 1951–56 robert Shaw, 1957–67 Clayton H. Krehbiel, 1967–69 Margaret Hillis, 1969–70 (stayed until 1971) from 1970–1972, Pierre Boulez was music advisor, louis lane was resident conductor, and Michael Charry was assistant conductor Kulas Foundation Apprentice Conductors: John Boda, 1946–47 theodore Bloomfield, 1946–47 louis lane, 1947–49 300 . appendix b Seymour lipkin, 1947–48 Jerome rosen, 1959–62 Michael Charry, 1961–65 James levine, 1964–67 Kulas foundation apprentice conductors were chosen by Szell by audition (see appendix C for qualifications); Conducting fellows were chosen on the basis of credentials and references. Kulas Foundation Conducting Fellows: Bernard Goodman, 1959–60 Maurits Sillem, 1959–60 evan Whallon, 1959–60 Vladimir Benic, 1960–61 David epstein, 1960–61 Michel Haller, 1961–62 Peter erös, 1962–63 yoshimi takeda, 1962–64 George Cleve, 1964–65 Stephen Portman, 1966–67 edo de Waart, 1967–68 In 1969–70 Matthias Bamert, Shunji Aratani, and françois Huybrechts were with the orchestra on various non-Kulas grants. ...