Person Open DS/UK/11690 Hoffman; Irwin (1924-); American conductor Hoffman Irwin 1924- American conductor Male

Irwin Hoffman (born 26 November 1924) is an American conductor, born in New York. He was a protégé of Serge Koussevitsky. He conducted the Vancouver Symphony from 1952 to 1964, after which he became Associate Conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He was Acting Music Director of the Chicago Symphony for one year, from 1968 to 1969. He became the first music director of the Florida Orchestra (then the Florida Gulf Coast Symphony) in 1968. He is now Music Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Bogotá, Colombia. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 1/28/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 5e76b182-a964-4d44-968e-cf023111ba37