Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Gianandrea Gavazzeni was an Italian pianist, conductor (especially of opera), composer and musicologist.

For almost 50 years, starting from 1948, he was principal conductor at La Scala, Milan, in 1966–68 being its music and artistic director. He had his Metropolitan Opera debut on 11 October 1976, conducting eight performances of Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore.

His compositions include: concertos such as 'Concerto bergamasco'; 'The Song of St Alexander'; and sonatas.

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