Nero among the country's most beloved pops conductors, known for applying a classical framework to popular music or, working in the opposite direction, for incorporating popular melodies and jazz techniques into classical works.
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The concert pianist soared to popularity in the 1960s with a swinging hybrid of classics and jazz and served as the conductor for the Philly Pops for three decades.