Sentence:  For a while, Walter Pohlmann, a well-known German conductor, <WSD>conducted</WSD> the orchestra in Compound 3. Later, Willi Mets, who had <WSD>conducted</WSD> the world-renowned Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, <WSD>conducted</WSD> the Compound 3 orchestra. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.