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Name	Stuart David Challender
Born	19 February, 1947 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	13 December, 1991 (aged 44) Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	AIDS-related
Education *	New Town High School (Hobart) (student, 1959-1962) Hobart High School (Tas) (student, 1963-1963) Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (student, 1964-1968) Hochschule für Musik (Hamburg) (student, 1968)
Occupation or Descriptor *	music conductor (1974-1980) Overseas music conductor (1980-1991) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	ARIA Award for Best Classical Album (recipient, 1988) ARIA Award for Best Classical Album (recipient, 1991) Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1991) ARIA Award for Best Classical Album (recipient, 1992)
Legacies *	Stuart Challender Lecture (Sydney Symphony Orchestra) (eponym) Stuart Challender Trust (Sydney Symphony Orchestra) (eponym)
Workplaces *	Victorian Opera (conductor, ?-1968) Opera Australia (conductor, 1980) Seymour Group (musical director, 1981-1983) Sydney Symphony Orchestra (conductor, 1986-1991)

* Dates are approximate