{{Short description|American musician and conductor}} '''Frank Brieff''' (19 April 1912 – 22 November 2005) was an American musician and conductor. He was the conductor of the New Haven Symphony, the Bach Aria Group, and the Waterbury Symphony.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialsolutions.com/sitemaker/sites/bcbail0/obit.cgi?user=fbrieff|accessdate=30 July 2013|publisher=Memorial Networks|title=Frank Brieff}}</ref> He also conducted the Columbia Symphony Orchestra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=20165|accessdate=30 July 2013|publisher=Arkiv Music|title=''Isaac Stern – A Life in Music''|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204129/http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=20165|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He was a violist who played in the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini. He also played with saxophonist Charlie Parker in a 1950 jazz recording.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Brieff-Frank.htm|accessdate=9 January 2024|website=Bach Cantatas|title=Brieff, Frank}}</ref>
In 1964, from 1969 to 1971, and in 1973, he conducted the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, in the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, in the summer series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notable Events and Performers |url=https://naumburgconcerts.org/notable-events-and-performers |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Naumburg Orchestral Concerts |language=en-US}}</ref>
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