March, 2022: Symphony No. 7 / Gaetano Delogu / Prague Symphony / Supraphon CD

Gaetano Delogu (1934-2019) was born in Messina, Italy and studied violin as a child and later graduated with music and law degrees from the University of Catania. After winning first prize in the Florence (1964) and Mitropoulos (1968) conducting competitions, he appeared as a guest conductor in Europe and the United States. He also served as a conducting assistant to Leonard Bernstein and George Szell. He was music director of the Teatro Massimo in Palermo (1975–78) and the Denver Symphony Orchestra (1979–86). This short-lived Supraphon CD was released after Delogu was appointed music director of the Prague Symphony Orchestra in 1995. This recording of the Bruckner Symphony No. 7 was made in July of 1996.