An American is Germany’s newest Generalmusikdirektor
mainThe Ruhr city of Hagen has named Joseph Trafton, 38 from Kentucky, as its next GMD.
He is presently first kapellmeister in Mannheim.
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Hagen (pop 189,000) is the 41st-largest city in Germany, and the birthplace of Sir Charles Hallé, founder of The Hallé orchestra in 1858.