Davies, Dennis Russell studied piano and conducting at Juilliard, and first conducted Juilliard Ensemble while on that school's faculty 1968_71; music director of Norwalk Symphony Orchestra 1968_73, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 1972_80, State Theater in Stuttgart 1980 _, city of Bonn 1989 _; also known for conducting premiers and late 20th-century music; conducted at festivals in Alaska, Aspen, Bayreuth, Santa Fe, and Cabrillo, California.