Matthew Krel

Conductor, Deceased Person

1945 – 2009

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Who was Matthew Krel?

Matthew Krel was a Russian-Jewish conductor who migrated to Australia and in 1988 founded the SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra, of which he was the chief conductor until his death. Like his Soviet friend, the composer Dmitry Kabalevsky, he was passionate about creating quality musical performance ensembles for young people. He was also profoundly influenced by Zoltán Kodály's philosophy.

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Born
1945
Krasnoyarsk
Profession
Education
  • Gnessin Russian Academy of Music
Died
May 20, 2009

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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