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American conductor and violinist

Alan Gilbert (born February 23, ) is an American conductor and violinist. He is Principal Conductor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and Music Director of Royal Swedish Opera. He was Music Director of the New York Philharmonic from to ^[1][2]

Early years

Gilbert was born in New York City.^[3][4] He is the son of two New York Philharmonic violinists, Michael Gilbert and Yoko Takebe, both now retired from the orchestra.

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Growing up in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Gilbert attended the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in Riverdale, where he was a top student. As a youth, he learned the violin, viola, and piano. His sister, Jennifer Gilbert, also studied violin, and became a professional violinist.^[5]

In the s, Gilbert studied music at Harvard University, where he was the music director of the Harvard Bach Society Orchestra in –^[6] While in Boston, Gilber