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Hans Knappertsbusch
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German musician (1888-1965)
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Hans Knappertsbusch, born Hans Alfred Knappertsbusch on 12 March 1888 in Elberfeld, was a conductor, university teacher, and composer holding citizenship of the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany. He was educated at the University of Bonn and the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, studying under Fritz Steinbach, Otto Lohse, Lazzaro Uzielli, and Wilhelm Wilmanns. He worked in classical music, opera, symphony, and concerto, employed by Odeon, the Vienna State Opera house, and the Bayreuth Festival Theatre, and held the positions of chapelmaster and music director.
His career ran from 1910 to 13 August 1964. He received the War Merit Cross, the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, and the Bavarian Order of Merit, and appeared on the Gottbegnadeten list. He died in Munich on 25 October 1965, of heart failure and cardiovascular disease, and was buried at Bogenhausener Friedhof.
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Germany
- Active from
- 1888
- Active to
- 1965
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Hans Knappertsbusch (March 12, 1888 - October 25, 1965) was a German conductor, best known for his performances of the music of Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner and Richard Strauss. Knappertsbusch was born in Elberfeld (present-day Wuppertal). He studied philosophy at Bonn University and conducting at the Cologne Conservatory with Steinbach. For a few summers, he assisted Siegfried Wagner and Hans Richter at Bayreuth. He began his career with conducting jobs in Elberfeld (1913–1918), Leipzig (191
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hans
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Elberfeld
- Place of death
- Munich
- Occupation
- composer
- Position held
- music director
- Educated at
- Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
- Employer
- Bayreuth Festival Theatre
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Religion
- Reformed Christianity
- Student of
- Hans Richter
- Eye colour
- blue
- Hair colour
- blond hair
- Genre
- concerto
- Instrument
- cornet
- Record label
- Westminster Records
- Image
- Hans Knappertsbusch.jpg
- Work location
- Munich
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- Hans Knappertsbusch
- date of birth
- 1888-03-12
- date of death
- 1965-10-25
- Commons gallery
- Hans Knappertsbusch
- place of burial
- Bogenhausener Friedhof
- name in native language
- Hans Knappertsbusch
- Commons Creator page
- Hans Knappertsbusch
- birth name
- Hans Alfred Knappertsbusch
- cause of death
- cardiovascular disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1910-00-00
- end of work period
- 1964-08-13
- medical condition
- hip fracture
- religious name
- Alfred
- student
- Alfred Walter
- date of baptism
- 1888-04-22
- nickname
- Professor
- archives at
- Bavarian State Library
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Encyclopedic overview
Hans Knappertsbusch Hans Knappertsbusch (12 March 1888 – 25 October 1965) was a German conductor, best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner and Richard Strauss.
Knappertsbusch followed the traditional route for an aspiring conductor in Germany in the early 20th century, starting as a musical assistant and progressing to increasingly senior conducting posts. In 1922, at the age of 34, he was appointed general music director of the Bavarian State Opera, holding that post for eleven years. In 1936 the Nazi régime dismissed him. As a freelance he was a frequent guest conductor in Vienna and Bayreuth, where his performances of Parsifal became celebrated.
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