Myer Fredman (29 January 1932 – 4 July 2014) was a

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. He studied at

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and in London with Peter Gellhorn,

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, Sir

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, and was assistant conductor to

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, Sir John Pritchard and Sir

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. Fredman was conductor at the

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1963–74. He was involved in the creation of Glyndebourne Touring Opera, of which he was musical director for seven years, 1968–74. After moving to Australia, Fredman became musical director of the State Opera of South Australia 1974–80, and conductor and artistic associate with

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1983–98.Arthur Jacobs and Noël Goodwin. 'Fredman, Myer', in ''Grove Music Online'' (1992, published online 2001) In 1988, he directed the International Summer Vocal School in Salt Lake City. Myer Fredman conducted the Australian premieres of Sir

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's opera ''

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'' (in the presence of the composer), and

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's opera ''

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'', at consecutive Adelaide Festivals. His world-premiere recordings include

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's 1st and 2nd symphonies and

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's 6th symphony, all with the

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, and Brian's 16th symphony with the

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; and

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's piano concerto and a television opera, ''Quiros''. His other recordings included the music of Britten, Delius,

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, Respighi, Rubbra, Sir Eugene Goossens, Arthur Benjamin, Richard Meale, Robert Still, and Ross Edwards. Fredman also conducted the premieres of other Havergal Brian symphonies, and he was a vice-president of the Havergal Brian Society. Myer Fredman orchestrated and arranged instrumental and operatic music by J. S. Bach,

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and

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, and he was the first person to write extensively of the role of the conductor in the operas of Mozart, in ''From Idomeneo to Die Zauberflote; A conductor's commentary''. The Italian Government awarded Myer Fredman the medal ''Per Servizio della Musica e Cultura Italiana''. Fredman was a teacher to many musicians, including Kim Sutherland and Derek Williams. He moved to

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, where he conducted and taught as adjunct professor at the

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's Conservatorium of Music. He was also involved in creating The Tasmanian Discovery Orchestra. He died in Hobart on 4 July 2014, aged 82.''Sounds like Sydney''
Retrieved 14 July 2014

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