BRINDIS DE SALAS, CLAUDIO JOSÉ DOMINGO
(1800–1872)> SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR
BRINDIS DE SALAS, CLAUDIO JOSÉ DOMINGO (the father). Symphony orchestra conductor (30 October 1800 in Havana, Cuba; 17 December 1872 in Havana). At an early age he came under the protection of Count Don José Maria Chacon in Havana because of his mother's employment with the family. At fourteen he was sent to study music at an academy run by Ignatius Calvo. He later developed a wide reputation as a singer, violinist, and orchestral conductor. He also served as a dancing teacher to the city's…