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John Hopkins OBE (b. 1927) is a Yorkshire born, British conductor and administrator. Hopkins moved to New Zealand in 1957 and to Australia in 1963. He conducted the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in 1987 in one of New Zealand's first Orchestral Composers' Reading Workshops. His current position is as head of conducting at the University of Melbourne.
[edit] Career
- Assistant conductor, BBC Scottish Orchestra, 1949–52
- Conductor, BBC Northern Orchestra, 1952–57
- Conductor, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, 1957–63
- Director of Music, Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1963–73
- Dean of School of Music, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, 1973–86
- Director, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 1986–91
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