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Leonard Dommett

Australian violinist, conductor, and teacher. Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, in 1928. He was made concert master, and later conductor of the [a9621802]. He moved with the company to New Zealand and then to London, England. There he played with the [a=London Symphony Orchestra], the [a=London Philharmonic Orchestra] and the [a=Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]. He returned to Australia in 1953 and played with the [a=Queensland Symphony Orchestra] and the [a=Sydney Symphony Orchestra]. In 1961, he became leader and later deputy conductor of the [a=Adelaide Symphony Orchestra]. In 1965, he became concertmaster of the [a=Melbourne Symphony Orchestra] (MSO), and later assistant conductor. After he left the MSO, he taught at the [l=Canberra School Of Music] for the next two decades. In 1977, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).