Lothar Zagrosek

Lothar Zagrosek (born 13 November 1942 in Otting, Germany) is a German conductor.

Career

From 1962-1967, he studied conducting with Hans Swarowsky, István Kertész, Bruno Maderna and Herbert von Karajan. Between 1990 and 1992, he conducted regularly at the Leipzig Opera. From 1997-2006, he was chief conductor at the Württemberg opera house in Stuttgart. Since 2006, he has been Chief Conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin (which was reorganized from the Berlin Symphony Orchestra).

Selected recordings

Among Zagrosek's commercial recordings are several issues in Decca's "Entartete Musik" series, including the following works:
*Walter Braunfels: "Die Vögel"
*Hanns Eisler: "Deutsche Sinfonie"
*Berthold Goldschmidt: "Der gewaltige Hahnrei"
*Paul Hindemith: "Der Dämon"
*Hans Krása: "Verlobung im Träum"
*Ernst Krenek: Symphony No. 2, "Jonny spielt auf"
*Franz Schreker: "Die Gezeichneten", "Der Geburtstag der Infantin"
*Erwin Schulhoff: "Die Mondsüchtige"
*Viktor Ullmann: "Der Kaiser von Atlantis"

In addition, Zagrosek has recorded contemporary music, including works of Michael Torke. [Everett, William A., "Recording Reviews" (Music of Michael Torke) (Summer 1998). "American Music", 16 (2): pp. 243-246.]

References

External links

* [http://www.ks-gasteig.de/kuenstleragentur/kuenstler/dirigenten/lothar-zagrosek/index.html Biography (in German)]