tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12617361.post-2280750549999342382008-03-06T10:09:00.003Z2008-03-06T10:15:41.917ZSir Charles MackerrasCharles Mackerras is one of those versatile musicians whose art encompasses many genres. Born in Schenectady, New York, in 1925, he was in fact raised in Australia, where he studied oboe, piano, and composition at the New South Wales Conservatorium in Sydney. In 1945 he joined the Sydney Symphony Orchestra as principal oboist (later he became their chief conductor), but came to Europe in 1947. I Euroresidenteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720730325379243865noreply@blogger.com