Eugene Izotov (born 1973) is a Russian-born oboist and recording artist.
 He is currently the Principal Oboist of the San Francisco Symphony appointed by Michael Tilson Thomas in 2014.
 First Russian-born oboist in any major U.S. symphony orchestra.
 Faculty member of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Music Academy of the West, Verbier Festival (Switzerland) and Pacific Music Festival (Japan).
 Prior to these posts, he served as the Principal Oboist of the Chicago Symphony, Principal Oboist of the Metropolitan Opera, Principal Oboist of the Kansas City Symphony  and has taught at the Juilliard School and the DePaul University.
 He studied with American oboist Ralph Gomberg at Boston University, from which he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award.
 In addition to being recognized as one of the world's premiere orchestral oboists, Izotov has been awarded top prizes at international competitions for solo oboists in Moscow (1990), Saint Petersburg (1991), New York (1995) and the First Prize at the 2001 Fernand Gillet International Oboe competition.
 Eugene Izotov's solo and chamber music collaborations include partnerships with Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti, James Levine, Nicholas McGegan, Michael Tilson Thomas, Yo Yo Ma, Pinchas Zukerman, Jaime Laredo, André Watts, Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, and the Tokyo String Quartet.
 He has appeared over 50 times as soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, MET Chamber Ensemble, Pacific Music Festival Orchestra, and has recorded for Sony Classical, Boston Records, Lisem Records, BMG, Elektra, and CSOResound.
The Pacific Music Festival (パシフィック・ミュージック・フェスティバル) is an international classical music festival held annually in Sapporo, Japan.
 It was founded in 1990 by Leonard Bernstein, who had originally planned for it to be held in Beijing.
 The original artistic directors were Leonard Bernstein and Michael Tilson Thomas.
 Subsequent artistic directors have included Christoph Eschenbach and Fabio Luisi, and principal conductors have included Charles Dutoit, Bernard Haitink, Valery Gergiev, Nello Santi, Riccardo Muti, Fabio Luisi, and Jun Märkl.
 Principals and performers from major orchestras in Europe and America, as well as soloists, serve as faculty, providing 4 weeks of instruction to young musicians from around the world who are selected through auditions.
 During the festival, performances of the PMF Orchestra, in addition to those of various chamber ensembles made up of students and faculty, are frequent and well attended.
Ulsan Culture & Arts Center is a convention center and theatre located in Dal-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, South Korea.
 Construction of the building began in 1990 and the center opened on 5 October 1995.
 It was previously named the Jonghap Culture & Arts Center () but was renamed in 1997.
 It is the site of the annual "Cheoyong Culture Festival", which accompanies the "Ulsan World Music Festival" and the "Asia Pacific Music Meeting".
Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist.
 He was among the first conductors born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim.
 According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history."
Cincinnati's rich history of music continues in the 21st century as the host city for six summer music festivals including LumenoCity, Cincy Blues Fest, Bunbury Music Festival, Cincinnati Jazz Festival, MidPoint Music Festival and the country festival known as Buckle Up.
 The Buckle UP Music Festival is a 3-day music festival in Cincinnati, OH at Sawyer Point Yeatman's Cove on the banks of the Ohio River.
 The festival's inaugural event took place July 18–20, 2014.
 It featured over 80 performances on 6 stages.
 The festival was founded by MidPoint Music Festival co-founder and former Fountain Square managing director Bill Donabedian.
Angel Lam is a New York-based Hong Kong-born composer and writer.
 GRAMMY nominated and has received three commissions from New York Carnegie Hall.
 She composed for notable artists and ensembles such as Yo-Yo Ma, Aldo Parisot, The Silk Road Ensemble, Atlanta Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Aspen Music Festival and Pacific Music Festival, among others.
Te Vaka is an Oceanic music group that performs original contemporary Pacific music or "South Pacific Fusion".
 The group was founded in 1995 by singer and songwriter Opetaia Foa'i in New Zealand.
 They have toured the world consistently since 1997 and have won a number of awards including "Best Pacific Music Album" award for their albums "Tutuki" (2004) and "Olatia" (2007) from the New Zealand Music Awards and "Best Pacific Group" in the 2008 Pacific Music Awards According to the BBC, they are "the world's most successful band playing original contemporary Pacific music."
François-Xavier Poizat is a French pianist.
 Born 18 August 1989 in Grenoble with Swiss, French and Chinese origins, Poizat grew up with the learning from the Russian masters Alexeï Golovine and Evgeni Koroliov, as well as the Argentinian pianists Nelson Goerner and Martha Argerich.
 It is Martha Argerich who propelled him on the international stage by inviting him when he was 12 years old to the Pacific Music Festival in Japan, recognizing his ‘’deep lyricism and remarkable virtuosity’’.
 This marked the beginning of a career that has brought him to perform in already 22 countries in Europe and Asia.
 He currently lives in New York City and studies at The Juilliard School with Matti Raekallio.
Russell Faibisch (born July 7, 1977) is an American music festival producer and concert promoter.
 He is the co-founder of the Ultra Music Festival, an outdoor electronic music festival in Miami, and creator of the Ultra Worldwide brand.
 He is CEO, President, and Executive producer of the Ultra organization, and is also the chairman of the board, upon which Charles Faibisch and Adam Russakoff serve.
 Currently, Faibisch presides over an international chain of branded music festivals, concerts, and events, which include editions spanning across Europe, Asia, Africa, South, and North America, plus globally syndicated radio broadcasts, an online YouTube channel, music films, and premieres.
 In April 2016, Ultra Music Festival won the DJ Mag award for “World’s Number 1 Festival,” which was voted on by over 500,000 fans worldwide.
 In 2008, Ultra was also given the DJ Award for “International Dance Music Festival."
 In 2014, Faibisch was ranked #6 on Rolling Stone’s “Most Important People in EDM List."
 Later that year, Billboard named Faibisch and business partner Adam Russakoff on the “EDM Power Players - Executives List.
 In 2016, both Faibisch and Russakoff were again named on "Billboard"’s annual “Power List of DJs and Executives."
The Boots and Hearts Music Festival is a multi-day country music and camping festival produced by Republic Live Inc. and owned by Stan and Eva Dunford.
 It is held annually at the custom-designed festival grounds, Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada.
 Since its inception in 2012, Boots and Hearts has quickly grown to become Canada's largest country music festival and considered the second largest music festival in North America behind only the CMA Music Festival.
 The festival offers multiple stages, meet and greets, VIP offerings, an on-site farmers market, and more to 45,000+ festival-goers over the course of 4 days.
 Boots and Hearts was awarded the CCMA (Canadian Country Music Association) “Festival of the Year” Award in 2014, 2015, and 2016, as well as the Canadian Music Week “Festival of the Year” in 2015, with repeat nominations in 2016 and 2017.
 Boots and Hearts has seen the acts of world-renowned artists such as Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Toby Keith, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line and many other country music stars.
 The 2017 edition of Boots and Hearts Music will be taking place from August 10 – 13, 2017.
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Question: The Pacific Music Festival was founded by a man born in what year?
Answer: 1918