Eckart Preu (born 24 August 1969) is an East German-born conductor and music director of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra.
[1] At the age of 10 he became a member, soloist [2] and assistant conductor of the Boys Choir Dresdner Kreuzchor[3] In Germany he earned a master's degree in Conducting from the Hochschule für Musik in Weimar studying under Gunther Kahlert and Nicolás Pasquet.
[5] Preu came to the United States as winner of the National Conducting Competition of the German Academic Exchange Service (1996) [6] for graduate studies with Harold Farberman at the Hartt School of Music.
Eckart Preu is also a frequent guest speaker for local businesses, community organizations and schools.
He has collaborated with internationally renowned soloists like Richard Stoltzman, Horacio Gutierrez, Vladimir Feltsman, Jean-Philippe Collard, Leila Josefowicz and Sarah Chang.