Alexander Platt
American conductor
Alexander Platt (born April 7, 1965) is an American symphony orchestra conductor and music director. He is currently the music director for Maverick Concerts, the Wisconsin Philharmonic, and the Waukegan and La Crosse Symphony Orchestras.
Early life and education
Born in New York City in 1965, Platt was raised in Westport, Connecticut. He currently resides in Chicago and New York. As a child, Platt originally learned to play the viola. He first began conducting while in high school. His brother, Russell Platt, also conducts and composes.
Platt graduated from Berkeley College at Yale University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. As a British Marshall Scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, he was awarded a MPhil in musicology in 1989 and completed PhD research. Platt was a conducting fellow at both the Aspen Music School and Festival and the Tanglewood Music Center.
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