Career During the NUMBER@1 , his career as a conductor took off with his appointment with the MISC@1 ballet -LRB- later the LOCATION@1 -RRB- , but his career as a composer stagnated .

During the NUMBER@1 he performed a lot as a conductor with the MISC@1 ballet -LRB- later the LOCATION@1 -RRB- , but he stopped composing music .
