The Young People's Concerts program offered today is a direct descendent of the school-day concerts introduced by Claude Monteux.
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By 1959, Claude Monteux, world-class flutist and son of legendary conductor Pierre Monteux, had elevated the orchestra to a fully professional ensemble, renamed the Hudson Valley Philharmonic Society, Inc.
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Imre Palló, formerly Director of the Deutsche Opera of the Rhein/Germany and New York City Opera conductor, succeeded Claude Monteux as Music Director in 1976.
Claude Monet | Claude Debussy | Claude Lorrain | Claude François | Jean-Claude Van Damme | Claude Lévi-Strauss | Claude Royet-Journoud | Claude Chabrol | Jean-Claude Carrière | Claude Vivier | Claude Shannon | Claude Berri | Jean-Claude Colin | Claude Rains | Pierre Monteux | Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | Christo and Jeanne-Claude | Jean-Claude Gérard | Claude Lelouch | Claude Jade | Claude Garamond | Claude Bolling | Claude Auchinleck | Monteux | Jean-Claude Duvalier | Claude Thornhill | Claude Simon | Claude Nicollier | Claude Mollet | Claude Lecouteux |