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Everett Lee, Who Broke Color Barriers on the Conductor’s Podium, Dies at 105

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Everett Lee, a conductor who broke down racial barriers but then fled the prejudice that Black classical musicians faced in the United States to make a significant career in Europe, died on Jan. 12 at a hospital near his home in Malmo, Sweden. He was 105. Mr. Lee’s daughter, Eve, confirmed the death. …

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