Lawrence Foster

American conductor, born October 23, 1941, in Los Angeles. Houston Symphony Orchestra music director (1971-1979) Orchestre Philharmonique De Monte-Carlo music director (1980–1990) Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne music director (1985-1990) Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra music director (1988-1992) Aspen Music Festival music director (1990–1998) Orquestra Simfònica De Barcelona I Nacional De Catalunya music director (1994-2002) Gulbenkian Orchestra principal conductor (2002-2013) Orchestre National Et Opéra National de Montpellier music director (2009-2012) Orchestre Philharmonique De Marseille music director (2012-present)