Richard Kaufman
Richard Kaufman has devoted much of his musical life to conducting and supervising music for film and television productions, as well as conducting film and classical music in concert and on recordings. Kaufman is in his 2oth season with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra film series, CSO at the Movies, and holds the permanent titles of Pops Conductor Laureate with the Dallas Symphony, and Principal Pops Conductor Laureate with Pacific Symphony.
Kaufman has appeared as a guest conductor with orchestras throughout the U.S. and internationally, including The Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony, Music in the Mountains Festival (Durango, CO), Santa Fe Symphony, Edmonton Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin, The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He often conducts entire film scores live-to-film, and this season will conduct Amadeus with the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center, as well as with the Oregon Symphony.
Kaufman received the 1993 GRAMMY® Award in the category of Best Pop Instrumental Performance. He has conducted for a who’s-who of performers including John Denver, Andy Williams, Nanette Fabray, the Beach Boys, and Amy Grant.
For almost two decades, Kaufman supervised music for all of MGM’s television and animation projects, receiving two Emmy nominations. He has also coached various actors in musical roles, including Jack Nicholson, Dudley Moore, and Tom Hanks.
As a studio violinist, he performed on numerous film and television scores, including the original scores for Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and many others. He also recorded and performed in concert with artists including John Denver, Andy Williams, Burt Bacharach, the Carpenters, Ray Charles, and Frank Sinatra.
His wife, Gayle, is a former dancer-actress in film, television, and on Broadway, and his daughter, Whitney, is a successful singer and actress.
Richard Kaufman is proud to be represented by Opus 3 Artists.