1981
Principal Guest Conductor, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra ( – 1985)
Re-signs exclusive recording contract with CBS Masterworks
Tour:
Los Angeles Philharmonic East coast of the United States
Guest Engagements:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Concertgebouworkest, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Symphony, New York City Opera
Summer Festivals:
Amsterdam, Hollywood Bowl, Meadow Brook, Monte Carlo, Mostly Mozart, Pittsburgh
Recordings for CBS Masterworks:
Ives: Symphony No. 2; Concertgebouworkest
Gershwin: Orchestra Works; Philharmonia Orchestra
Recordings for Unicorn Records:
Oliver Knussen: Symphony No. 3; Philharmonia Orchestra
Simon Bainbridge: Viola Concerto; London Sinfonietta, Walter Trampler