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Steven Sloane

Steven Sloane is an Israeli-American conductor who led the Bochum Symphony Orchestra from 1994 to 2021.

born 1958Leading the Bochum Symphony OrchestraDirecting the Jerusalem Symphony OrchestraDirecting the American Composers Orchestra

Occupation: conductor, music director, general music director
Education: University of California, Los Angeles

Steven Sloane was born in 1958 in Los Angeles

Steven Sloane was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1958. He became interested in conducting at age 16.

He earned a music degree at the University of California, Los Angeles. He also studied conducting with Eugene Ormandy, Franco Ferrara and Gary Bertini.

Sloane lived and worked in Israel for much of the 1980s, and conducted the Tel Aviv Philharmonic Choir from 1988 to 1990. From 1989 to 1994 he was First Kapellmeister at the Frankfurt Opera. He then served as music director of the Bochum Symphony Orchestra from 1994 to 2021.

He also led Spoleto Festival USA from 1996 to 2000, Opera North from 1999 to 2002 and the American Composers Orchestra from 2002 to 2006. He was principal conductor of the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra from 2007 to 2013. From 2019 to 2023 he was music director of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra.

Sloane was married to the violist Tabea Zimmermann, and they have a daughter born in 2003. He received the Steiger Award in 2012.