Dean Dixon was born on this day in Harlem, New York. A trailblazing African American conductor, Dixon faced racial barriers in the U.S., prompting him to move to Europe in 1949. Fluent in Swedish, French, and German, he gained international acclaim and spent a decade leading the Göteborg Symphony Orchestra in Sweden. He later became conductor of the Hessian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Frankfurt, Germany, establishing himself as one of Europe’s most respected conductors.
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