Only two months ago, Bernstein made his final conducting appearance, again with the orchestra at Tanglewood.

He was 62 years old, and had conducted his last concert with the orchestra on April 26.

Salonen's U.S. conducting debut with the orchestra had been in 1984.

He conducted concerts with the orchestra for many years.

He conducted 999 concerts with the orchestra.

Instead, he resigned in a huff early in 1992, although he continues to conduct and record with the orchestra.

On 2 January 1947, he was named joint director of the SNO, and conducted 80 concerts with the orchestra in one year.

By the age of 14, he conducted a composition of his own with the local orchestra.

Famous composers came to conduct their own works with the orchestra.

John Adams, composer-in-residence from 1979 to 1985, also frequently conducts his own works with the orchestra.