▁Category : Music ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁Category : St roke <0x0A> </s> ▁Lawrence ▁R . ▁Gold far b ▁( born ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁in ▁Queens , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁NY ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁h edge ▁fund ▁manager , ▁and ▁CE O ▁and ▁found ing ▁partner ▁of ▁the ▁L R G ▁Capital ▁Group . ▁Gold far b ▁also ▁own s ▁L R G ▁Racing , ▁which ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Federation ▁of ▁Motor cy cl ists . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Gold far b ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁bor ough s ▁outside ▁Manh attan ▁and ▁attended ▁Forest ▁Hills ▁High ▁School . ▁Following ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁attended ▁George ▁Washington ▁University ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁International ▁Econom ics , ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Gold far b ▁graduated ▁cum ▁la ude ▁with ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁degree ▁from ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Law ▁School ▁and ▁wrote ▁for ▁the ▁Ge or get own ▁Law ▁Journal . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Gold far b ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁tax ▁att orney ▁for ▁Mil bank , ▁Twe ed , ▁Had ley ▁& ▁McC loy ▁and ▁subsequently ▁became ▁a ▁tax ▁anal yst ▁with ▁Sk ad den , ▁Ar ps , ▁S late , ▁Me ag her ▁& ▁Fl om , ▁where ▁he ▁special ized ▁in ▁fin anc ings , ▁mer gers ▁and ▁rec ap ital