Person · Male
James DePreist
conductor
- From
- Philadelphia, United States
- Active
- 1936–2013
- Releases
- 26
- classical
About
James Anderson DePreist (November 21, 1936 – February 8, 2013) was an American conductor. DePreist was one of the first African-American conductors on the world stage. He was the director emeritus of conducting and orchestral studies at The Juilliard School and laureate music director of the Oregon Symphony at the time of his death.
Discography
Albums
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The Four Temperaments / Nobilissima visione
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Bravura
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Symphony no. 11 “The Year 1905”
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Symphony no. 2 / Vocalise / The Sea and the Gulls
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Ritual / (K)ein Sommernachtstraum / Passacaglia / Seid nüchtern und wachet (Faust Cantata)
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Symphony no. 10
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The Frescos of Piero della Francesca / Rhapsody-Concerto / Double Concerto
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Symphony no. 4 in C major, op. 112 (second version) / Lieutenant Kijé, Suite, op. 60
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Malmö Symphony Orchestra
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Symphony no. 3 in C minor ("Organ Symphony") / Danse macabre / Bacchanale / Trois Rhapsodies sur des cantiques bretons
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Offertorium / Freue Dich
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American Trombone Concertos
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Symphony no. 5 / Symphony no. 1
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Symphony no. 4, op. 49 / Shadows, op. 52 / Symphony no. 5, op. 57 "Washington Mosaics"
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Cello Concertos nos. 1 & 2
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Symphony no. 5 / Chamber Symphony
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The Soldier's Tale
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Symphonies 1, 4, 5
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Schwantner: New Morning for the World / Flagello: The Passion of Martin Luther King
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The Sea Hawk / Symphony in F-Sharp
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Respighi’s Rome
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Symphony no. 11 "The Year 1905"
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Symphony no. 5
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1812 Overture / The Tempest / Hamlet
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Also known as
James de Preist
Tags
- american conductor
- conductor
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- c7de665e-40b3-4619-b4b8-4cb1fc5869b2
- ISNI
- 000000011489033X
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.