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Tapping John Williams on the shoulder is Erich Kunzel, the director of the Washington Symphony Orchestra. From http://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth/concert.html : "Erich Kunzel: National television appearances, over eight million recordings sold worldwide and tours across the country have made Erich Kunzel "America's premier conductor of pops" according to the Washington Post. Kunzel is the recipient of many prestigious awards and honors, including the Top Classical/Crossover Artist by Billboard Magazine, the Tiffany Walkman Award by Sony and his recordings have received six Grammy nominations. For over 30 years, Mr. Kunzel has been the music director for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. He is also pops music advisor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and principal pops conductor of the Naples Philharmonic. Recording exclusively on the prestigious Telarc record label, Mr. Kunzel released A Vienna Fest and a Celtic Celebration in the winter of 2001 and Got Swing in the fall of 2002." |