6 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁in ▁Monte video ) ▁is ▁a ▁Uruguay an ▁conduct or . ▁ ▁Kal mar ▁began ▁viol in ▁studies ▁at ▁age ▁six . ▁At ▁age ▁fifteen , ▁he ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁Vienna ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁where ▁his ▁conduct ing ▁teacher ▁was ▁Karl ▁Österreich er . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁he ▁won ▁first ▁prize ▁in ▁the ▁Hans ▁Sw ar ow sky ▁Con duct ing ▁Compet ition ▁in ▁Vienna . ▁ ▁Kal mar ▁has ▁been ▁music ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Hamb urger ▁Sym phon iker ▁( 1 9 8 7 – 9 1 ), ▁the ▁Stuttgart ▁Phil harm onic ▁( 1 9 9 1 – 9 5 ), ▁and ▁the ▁An halt isches ▁Theater ▁in ▁D ess au , ▁Germany . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁principal ▁conduct or ▁of ▁the ▁Ton k ünstler or chester , ▁Vienna , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Kal mar ▁is ▁the ▁principal ▁conduct or ▁of ▁the ▁Grant ▁Park ▁Music ▁Festival ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁music ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Sym phony , ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁or chestra ▁announced ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁Kal mar ' s ▁contract ▁as ▁music ▁director ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Sym phony ▁announced ▁that ▁Kal