Dandenong Ranges Orchestra
Vivian Horn
A graduate of Melbourne University, Vivian is considered to be an important emerging conductor on the current classical music scene in Australia.
She has conducted the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and has worked with the Gippsland Community Orchestra where she introduced many innovative programs.
Vivian is the recipient of the Rosemary and John Hopkins Conducting Award for 2023. Her other conducting appointments have been with Melbourne Strings, Frankston Symphony Orchestra and Crashendo! with the East Gippsland orchestra.
Carlos Del Cueto
Originally from Mexico Carlos has been living in Australia after working in the USA, UK, France and elsewhere. His many engagements include Assistant to Jaime Martín at Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, July 2023
Chorusmaster for forthcoming production of Eucalyptus with Victorian Opera, Music Director of The Tudor Choristers from Jan 2024.
Carlos has also had conducting engagements in 2024 with Stonnington Symphony Orchestra, Preston Symphony Orchestra, Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra, and Frankston Music Society.
Carlos conducted the Autumn Concert in May 2024
for DRO.
Alexander Vengerovski
1956-2024
Alexander Vengerovski started his musical life attending the Kharkov Special Music School in the Ukraine studying violin and percussion. Later he trained at the Russian Academy of Music in Moscow.
Alexander performed as a soloist and as a member of orchestras in more than fifty countries, and in 1998 was awarded the “Honoured Artist of Russia” award, the first time this honour was granted to a percussionist.
Until his move to Australia in 1999 he was the principal percussionist of the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra.
He obtained a Master of Music (conducting) from the University of Melbourne, Conservatorium of Music under chief conductor of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and associate conductor of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey.
His orchestral involvement in Australia included engagements with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Pops Orchestra, Maroondah Symphony Orchestra and Casey Philharmonic Orchestra.
Alexander Vengerovski was music director of the Dandenong Ranges Orchestra from 2017 until mid-2023.
He passed away in January 2024 after a long illness.
Jules (Gyula) Cseszkó
Born of Hungarian-Dutch parents, Jules has conducted many well known orchestras in Melbourne including the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic, the Melbourne Conservatorium, Zelman Memorial Symphony and the Maroondah Symphony Orchestra.
He founded and was Chief Conductor/Artistic Director of La Fratenita di Solisti chamber orchestra for five years.
He now conducts Hawthorn U3A, Dandenong Ranges Orchestra and the new Melbourne University Bio-Medical orchestra.
Jules was music director of the DRO for 9 mths in 2017