Gisèle Ben-Dor made a spectacular debut as a guest conductor of world-class orchestras, followed up by solid accomplishments in American regional orchestras.
She was born in Uruguay of Polish immigrant parents. After her musical talents became evident, she went to Tel Aviv, Israel, to study at the Rubin Academy of Music on an America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship. After completing her studies there, she continued at the Yale School of Music in New Haven, Connecticut. She won conducting fellowships at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute and the Israel Philharmonic....