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Lawrence Foster was born on 23 October, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA, is an American conductor. Discover Lawrence Foster's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?
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| Age |
82 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
23 October, 1941 |
| Birthday |
23 October |
| Birthplace |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Nationality |
United States
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Lawrence Foster Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Lawrence Foster Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Lawrence Foster worth at the age of 82 years old? Lawrence Foster’s income source is mostly from being a successful Music Department. He is from United States. We have estimated Lawrence Foster's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Lawrence Foster (born October 23, 1941) is an American conductor of Romanian ancestry.
Foster was born in Los Angeles, California, to Romanian parents.
His father died when Foster was three years old.
He was later adopted by his father-in-law which is why the last name is not traditionally Romanian.
Foster studied conducting with German conductor Fritz Zweig and piano with Joanna Grauden, both in Los Angeles.
Foster became the conductor of the San Francisco Ballet at the age of 18, and served as assistant conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta.
He was awarded the Koussevitzky Conducting Prize at Tanglewood in 1966.
In 1969 he was named chief guest conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London.
He has held music directorships with the Houston Symphony, the Ojai Music Festival, the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Duisburg Philharmonic, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, and the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia, among others.
In 1990, Foster was appointed music director of the Aspen Music Festival and School.
He served as artistic director of the George Enescu Festival from 1998 to 2001.
From 2002 to 2013, Foster was the music director of the Gulbenkian Orchestra of Lisbon, Portugal.
In 2003, Foster was decorated by the Romanian President for services to Romanian music.
Foster has recorded commercially for such labels as Pentatone,> including Gordon Getty's opera Usher House, Schumann's symphonies, orchestral works by Kodály, Bartók and Ligeti, and piano and violin concertos by Bruch, Korngold, Rachmaninoff, Grieg and Chopin, with various soloists.
His recording of Enescu's Oedipe was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque from the Académie Charles Cros in France.
He also served as music director of the Orchestre National de Montpellier and the Opéra National de Montpellier from 2009 to 2012.
Foster was music director of Opéra de Marseille and the Orchestre philharmonique de Marseille from 2012 to 2023.
From 2019 to 2023, Foster was artistic director and chief conductor of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR).
Foster is particularly noted as an interpreter of the works of George Enescu, and has made a comprehensive survey of commercial recordings of Enescu's music.
