Samuel Wong
Samuel Wong (; born 1963) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian conductor and ophthalmologist.Trained at Harvard Medical School and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Wong is an eye surgeon practicing in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
In another career, he has conducted many international orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Seattle and Houston Symphonies, Toronto and Montreal Symphonies, orchestras in Italy, Spain, Belgium, and Israel. Wong led the New York Philharmonic in December 1990 after the untimely death of Leonard Bernstein, and replaced Zubin Mehta in Washington D.C. in January 1991 when Maestro Mehta traveled to Israel in an act of solidarity with the Israel Philharmonic during the Persian Gulf War. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Bonnie Yin Ka Lam, Brian Yiu, Encarnita Ampil, Christopher Li Hsian Chen, Yustiani Dikot, Jacqueline C. Dominguez, Patel Vishal Ganeshbhai, Saima Hilal, Nagaendran Kandiah, Sang Yun Kim, Jun Young Lee, Anam Paulus Ong, Vorapun Senanarong, Kam Tat Leung, Huali Wang, Yuan Han Yang, Tingting Yong, Faheem Arshad, Suvarna Alladi, Samuel Wong, Ho Ko, Alexander Yuk Lun Lau, Vincent Chung Tong Mok
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