Welser-Möst, Franz#
b. Linz (Upper Austria), Aug. 16, 1960, conductor. Directed the Austrian Youth Orchestra until 1985; from 1986 frequent concerts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and various American orchestras; outstanding work as opera conductor since 1987 (Vienna State Opera, Berlin, London); from 1995 chief conductor of the Zurich Opera House, designated chief conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra from 2002.