Richard John Dufallo (30 January 1933 in Whiting, Indiana – 16 June 2000 in Denton, Texas) was an American clarinetist, author, and conductor with a broad repertory.
[1] Dufallo, as conductor, also premiered numerous works by European composers, including Karlheinz Stockhausen, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, and Krzystof Penderecki.
He later studied with the composer and conductor Lukas Foss at the University of California, Los Angeles where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees.
[citation needed] They had two children, Basil (a Professor at the University of Michigan) and Cornelius (an internationally acclaimed violinist and composer).
Paul is an American concert pianist, a Steinway Artist, and a Regents Professor at the University of North Texas College of Music.