Wolfgang Sawallisch

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Wolfgang Sawallisch was a renowned German conductor and pianist celebrated for his interpretations of the German Romantic repertoire and his leadership of major opera houses and orchestras.

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Wolfgang Sawallisch canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conductor
human
awardReceived Bavarian Order of Merit NERFINISHED
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Germany
countryOfCitizenship Germany
countryOfDeath Germany
dateOfBirth 1923-08-26
dateOfDeath 2013-02-22
employer Bavarian State Opera NERFINISHED
Hamburg State Opera NERFINISHED
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande NERFINISHED
Philadelphia Orchestra NERFINISHED
Vienna Symphony NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German
familyName Sawallisch NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork opera conducting
orchestral conducting
piano performance
genre Romantic music
classical music
givenName Wolfgang NERFINISHED
instrument piano
movement German Romantic tradition in music interpretation
name Wolfgang Sawallisch NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
notableAchievement led major opera houses and orchestras
renowned interpreter of German Romantic repertoire
notableStudent Christian Thielemann NERFINISHED
notableWork interpretations of German Romantic repertoire
performances of Johannes Brahms works
performances of Richard Strauss operas
performances of Richard Wagner operas
performances of Robert Schumann works
occupation conductor
pianist
placeOfBirth Munich NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Grassau NERFINISHED
positionHeld general music director of Bavarian State Opera
music director of Bavarian State Opera
music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra
principal conductor of the Hamburg State Opera
principal conductor of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
principal conductor of the Vienna Symphony
residence Munich
sexOrGender male
spouse Mechthild Sawallisch NERFINISHED

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Bavarian State Opera formerMusicDirector Wolfgang Sawallisch
Philadelphia Orchestra formerMusicDirector Wolfgang Sawallisch