11.   He studied at the Juilliard School in New York, at the Aspen and Marlboro Festivals, and began his career as assistant conductor to George Szell in Cleveland.

12.   He worked closely with Stokowski for many years, serving as his assistant conductor.

13.   He then returned to the Los Angeles Philharmonic and became assistant conductor under Zubin Mehta.

14.   He was appointed senior tutor in Leverett House and assistant Glee Club conductor, an outgrowth of his love of choral music.

15.   His brother, Kristjan Jarvi, is the assistant conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and leads the Absolute Ensemble, a new music group, in New York.

16.   The mystery surrounding the derailment grew murkier on Tuesday, as toxicology tests showed that the engineer, the conductor, and three assistant conductors were all sober.

17.   Thomas moved in quick succession from assistant conductor to associate conductor to principal guest conductor of the Boston Symphony.

18.   His brother, Kristjan Jarvi, is assistant conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.