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Death of a US music director, 93

Death of a US music director, 93

The death has been made known of Oswald Lehnert, music director of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra for 25 years, 1971-1995. He also served as professor of violin at the Univrsity of Colorado.

Wisconsin born, he moved to Boulder in 1968, founding the Pablo Casals Trio with his wife and son and touring widely.

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