Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra - Music Directors, Concertmasters, and Current Artistic Leadership

Music Directors, Concertmasters, and Current Artistic Leadership

The conductors of the SSO, a position that includes artistic direction, have been:

  • Arthur Collingwood, (1931–1947)
  • Professor J.R. Macrae (1947–1950)
  • Victor Kviesis (1950–1956)
  • Professor Murray Adaskin (1957–1960)
  • Alexander Reisman (1960–1963)
  • Professor David Kaplan (1963–1969, 1970–1971)
  • Franz Zeidler (1969–1970)
  • Dwaine Nelson (1971–1976)
  • Ruben Gurevich (1976–82)
  • David Gray (1982–1984)
  • Professor Daniel Swift (1984–1991)
  • Dennis Simons (1993–1997)
  • Earl Stafford (1997–2002)
  • Douglas Sanford (2002–2008)
  • Earl Stafford (2008–2010)-Interim Artistic Director
  • Victor Sawa (2010–present)

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