Steven Sloane is an American-born conductor based in Germany. Sloane was born in Los Angeles, California. He has been musical director of the Symphony Orchestra in Bochum since 1994. He is also musical director of the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra in Stavanger, Norway, a post he has held since 2007. In August 1999, Sloane was appointed Music Director of Opera North. He remained in this position until 2002, when he became Music Director of the American Composers Orchestra in New York City. He previously worked with the Frankfurt Opera, the Long Beach Opera and the Tel Aviv Philharmonic Choir. 

January 1st, 1958 in Los Angeles (Age 66)