Rohan Joseph de Saram, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Rohan Joseph de Saram

Sri Lankan musician

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1953

Date of Death: 14-Oct-2004

Profession: conductor, pianist

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Rohan Joseph de Saram (20 July 1953 – 14 October 2004) was a Sri Lankan pianist and conductor. Educated at Royal College, Colombo, Rohan went on to study at the Juilliard School of Music and studied conducting under Prof.
Carl Bamberger. He started his career with the American Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he later became its Music Director.
He returned to Sri Lanka in 1990 on President R.
Premadasa's invitation, and founded the Philharmonic Society of Sri Lanka.
The Society was set up to serve as the parent of Opera Lanka which was intended to be the national opera company of Sri Lanka with a working partnership with Opera India.
He died in Rome on 14 October 2003 from renal cell carcinoma.