▁Prom s ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall , ▁London . ▁ ▁At ▁G ly nd eb our ne , ▁he ▁conducted ▁the ▁world ▁premi ere ▁of ▁Nicholas ▁M aw ' s ▁The ▁R ising ▁of ▁the ▁Moon . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Le pp ard ▁was ▁the ▁music ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁where ▁he ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁concert master ▁H id et aro ▁Su zu ki . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁music ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Louis ville ▁Orchestra . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Italy ▁con ferred ▁upon ▁him ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Comm end atore ▁della ▁Republic a ▁Italiana ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁Italian ▁music . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁D eg ree ▁of ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Let ters ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bath ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( C BE ) ▁by ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Le pp ard ▁became ▁an ▁American ▁citiz en ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Indian apolis ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Monte ver di : ▁Il ▁r itor no ▁d ' U l isse ▁in ▁pat ria ▁( R ay mond ▁Le pp ard ▁recording ) ▁