Paul Sacher
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Paul Sacher was a Swiss conductor, patron, and founder of major contemporary music institutions who commissioned and supported many leading 20th-century composers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Sacher canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6397812 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Sacher Context triple: [Répons, dedicatedTo, Paul Sacher]
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A.
Felix Weingartner
Felix Weingartner was an Austrian conductor and composer renowned for his interpretations of Beethoven and for leading major European orchestras in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Bruno Cremer
Bruno Cremer was a French actor best known for his intense character roles in film and television, particularly his long-running portrayal of Inspector Maigret.
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C.
Karl Richter
Karl Richter was a renowned German conductor, organist, and harpsichordist celebrated for his influential interpretations and recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach’s music.
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D.
Werner Steinberg
Werner Steinberg was a German composer and music educator known for his contributions to 20th-century classical music.
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E.
Hans von Dohnanyi
Hans von Dohnanyi was a German jurist and key member of the anti-Nazi resistance who helped document Nazi crimes and was executed by the regime in 1945.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Sacher Target entity description: Paul Sacher was a Swiss conductor, patron, and founder of major contemporary music institutions who commissioned and supported many leading 20th-century composers.
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A.
Felix Weingartner
Felix Weingartner was an Austrian conductor and composer renowned for his interpretations of Beethoven and for leading major European orchestras in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Bruno Cremer
Bruno Cremer was a French actor best known for his intense character roles in film and television, particularly his long-running portrayal of Inspector Maigret.
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C.
Karl Richter
Karl Richter was a renowned German conductor, organist, and harpsichordist celebrated for his influential interpretations and recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach’s music.
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D.
Werner Steinberg
Werner Steinberg was a German composer and music educator known for his contributions to 20th-century classical music.
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E.
Hans von Dohnanyi
Hans von Dohnanyi was a German jurist and key member of the anti-Nazi resistance who helped document Nazi crimes and was executed by the regime in 1945.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss person
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conductor ⓘ human ⓘ patron of the arts ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1906-04-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf | Hoffmann-La Roche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedWorkFrom |
Arthur Honegger
NERFINISHED
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Bohuslav Martinů NERFINISHED ⓘ Béla Bartók NERFINISHED ⓘ Elliott Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ György Ligeti NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans Werner Henze NERFINISHED ⓘ Henri Dutilleux NERFINISHED ⓘ Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Krzysztof Penderecki NERFINISHED ⓘ Luciano Berio NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Tippett NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Boulez NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Prokofiev NERFINISHED ⓘ Witold Lutosławski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1999-05-26 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
classical music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ early music performance ⓘ |
| founded |
Basel Chamber Orchestra
NERFINISHED
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Basler Kammerorchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Collegium Musicum Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Sacher Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Sacher Stiftung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollectionAt | Paul Sacher Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor |
membership in various academies of arts and sciences
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numerous honorary doctorates ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commissioning contemporary music
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promoting early music and contemporary music ⓘ supporting 20th-century composers ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| name | Paul Sacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommission |
Concerto in D for String Orchestra (Stravinsky)
NERFINISHED
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Divertimento for String Orchestra (Bartók) NERFINISHED ⓘ Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani NERFINISHED ⓘ Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta NERFINISHED ⓘ Partita for Orchestra (Lutosławski) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pli selon pli (Boulez, associated support) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrCollaborator |
Heinz Holliger
NERFINISHED
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Pierre Boulez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
conductor
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musicologist ⓘ patron of the arts ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| Paul Sacher FoundationLocatedIn | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage | Hoffmann-La Roche family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Basel
NERFINISHED
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Schönenberg near Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Maja Hoffmann-Stehlin
NERFINISHED
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Maja Sacher-Stehlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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