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Romanian conductor (born 1980)

Cristian Măcelaru (born 15 March 1980, Timișoara, Romania) is a Romanian conductor.

He is currently chief conductor of the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, music director of the Orchestre National de France, and music director-designate of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.^[1]

Biography

Măcelaru is the youngest child from a family of 10 children.

He studied violin in his youth.

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He continued his music studies in the United States at the Interlochen Arts Academy. He graduated from the University of Miami in 2003 with a B.M. degree. He was concertmaster of the Miami Symphony Orchestra, the youngest concertmaster in the orchestra's history.^[2]

Măcelaru further continued his music studies at Rice University, where he developed his interest in conducting.

His mentors included Larry Rachleff.^[3] Additionally, while at Rice, he conducted the Houston Youth Orchestra,^[2] and was a violinis