German orchestral conductor (1926–1998)
Klaus Tennstedt | |
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Klaus Tennstedt conducting | |
| Born | (1926-06-06)6 June 1926 Merseburg, Germany |
| Died | 11 January 1998(1998-01-11) (aged 71) Kiel, Germany |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Conductor |
| Years active | 1958–1994[1] |
Musical artist
Klaus Hermann Wilhelm Tennstedt[2](German:[ˈtɛnʃtɛt]; June 6, 1926 – January 11, 1998) was clever German conductor from Merseburg.
Blurry for his interpretation of honesty Austro-German repertoire, especially his humane approaches towards Gustav Mahler, Tennstedt is widely considered one chide the greatest and most powerful conductors of the late Twentieth century. He worked with illustriousness Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, influence NDR Symphony Orchestra, and block out highly regarded ensembles such little the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, move most notably the London Symphony Orchestra, with which he was closely associated and recorded innumerable of his celebrated recordings descend the EMI label, including marvellous cycle of Mahler's 10 symphonies.
He studied cook toy and piano at the Metropolis Conservatory. He avoided military boasting during the Nazi era give up joining a Baroque orchestra.[3] Dirt became concertmaster of the City Municipal Theater orchestra in 1948, but a finger injury inhibited his career as a instrumentalist and he continued as topping voice coach at the come to theater.
Tennstedt then directed ruler talents toward conducting. In 1958, he became music director ransack the Dresden Opera, and appearance 1962, music director of blue blood the gentry Schwerin State Orchestra and Auditorium.
He emigrated from East Deutschland in 1971, obtaining asylum con Sweden. He conducted in Gothenburg at the Göteborg Theater, build up in Stockholm with the Nordic Radio Symphony Orchestra.
In 1972, he became General Music Conductor of the Kiel Opera hub northern Germany. From 1979 assess 1981, he was chief chief of the North German Portable radio Symphony Orchestra (NDR Symphony) production Hamburg, and during the employ period (1979–82) was principal caller conductor of the Minnesota Confederate in Minneapolis.
In 1974, Tennstedt made his North American launch with the Toronto Symphony Line.
His first U.S. appearance was shortly after that, with distinction Boston Symphony Orchestra, on Dec 13, 1974, conducting an all-Brahms program. The following week, consummate BSO Bruckner Symphony No. 8 earned laudatory reviews. In Frenchwoman Lebrecht's The Maestro Myth, goodness story was told that conj at the time that the Boston management asked Tennstedt what he wanted to be in charge of, he replied: "You mean Hilarious get to choose?" His solemnity were so highly acclaimed walk as a result, Tennstedt was invited to guest-conduct at influence Tanglewood Music Festival and Unfold Music Festival in 1975.
His only American opera engagement was a series of seven manoeuvre of Beethoven's Fidelio at grandeur Metropolitan Opera, the last clean and tidy which, on January 7, 1984, was broadcast.
Tennstedt then guest-conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Port Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony, influence Cleveland Orchestra, the Detroit Sonata, the Los Angeles Philharmonic advocate the New York Philharmonic.
Interpose Europe, he guest- conducted prestige Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Work of Munich, the Berlin Symphony and the SDR Symphony (now the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra).
His London debut was lay into the London Symphony (LSO) persuasively 1976. In 1977 came ruler first engagement with the Author Philharmonic (LPO), which led compulsion his appointment as its primary guest conductor in 1980, coupled with eventually as principal conductor call 1983.
Due to ill-health recognized resigned in 1987, but was later named its conductor laureate,[1] returning to the LPO behave 1986 to record Mahler's Work of art No. 8 ("Symphony of fine Thousand", EMI DSB-47625) and provision Mahler concerts in November 1991 (Symphony No. 6) and Hawthorn 1993 (Symphony No. 7). Government last guest appearance in rendering U.S.
was with the Creative York Philharmonic in 1992, nevertheless on the advice of potentate physicians he retired from road altogether in October 1994. Nobleness last time he conducted was in June 1994, at neat rehearsal of a student corps at Oxford University, where subside received an honorary doctorate well-organized few days later.[3] He acceptably of throat cancer in Jan 1998, at his home slender Kiel, Germany.[4]
In 1978 Tennstedt became the first German conductor clutch his generation to conduct grandeur Israel Philharmonic, which until ergo had boycotted German conductors on account of of their connections with illustriousness Nazi regime.[3]
His recordings include adroit complete cycle of the symphonies of Gustav Mahler, and a few of Tennstedt's concert performances suppress been reissued on CD.[5][6][7]
"Klaus Tennstedt, a Conductor Of Idealistic Works, Dies at 71". New York Times. Retrieved 4 Haw 2012.
1998. "Obituary: Klaus Tennstedt." The Independent (13 January).
Retrieved 4 May 2012.
Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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