Alejandro Posada Gómez (born in

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1960) is a Colombian conductor.

Education

Posada studied in Colombia and Austria.

Career

In 1992 Posada won second prize at the

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. In 2002 he was appointed chief conductor of the Castile and León Symphony Orchestra and the following year he combined this role with a shared directorship at the

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. In 2009, Posada left his post at the Castile and León Symphony Orchestra and was replaced by Lionel Bringuier.

Discography

His recordings include a disc devoted to music by Antonio José Martínez Palacios (''Sinfonía castellana, Evocaciones, El mozo de mulas'') in

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' Spanish Classics series.

References

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