Markus Stenz — (born 28 February 1965, Bad Neuenahr Ahrweiler, Rhineland Palatinate) is a German conductor. He studied at the Hochschule für Musik Köln with Volker Wangenhein and at Tanglewood with Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa. Stenz has served as Artistic … Wikipedia
James Conlon — (born Queens, New York 1950), [ [http://www.sonyclassical.com/artists/conlon/bio.html Sony Classical] ] is an American conductor.Early yearsConlon grew up in a family of five children. His mother, Angeline L. Conlon, was a freelance writer. His… … Wikipedia
Cologne — Köln redirects here. For other uses, see Köln (disambiguation). This article is about the German city. For other uses, see Cologne (disambiguation). Köln Cologne Cologne Cathedral at nighttime … Wikipedia
Günter Wand — (January 7, 1912 in Elberfeld, Germany – February 14, 2002 in Ulmiz near Bern, Switzerland) was a German orchestra conductor and composer.Wand studied in Wuppertal, Allenstein and Detmold. At the Cologne conservatory, he was a composition student … Wikipedia
Marek Janowski — (born 18 February 1939 in Warsaw) is a Polish born conductor. Janowski grew up in Wuppertal, Germany, near Cologne, after his mother traveled there at the start of World War II to be with her parents. His father disappeared in Poland during the… … Wikipedia
István Kertész — (August 28, 1929 ndash; April 16, 1973) was a world renowned Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor.Early lifeChildhoodKertész was born in Budapest, Hungary, the first child of Margit Muresian and Miklos Kertész. A daughter, Vera was born… … Wikipedia
Symphony No. 4 (Shostakovich) — Dmitri Shostakovich composed his Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Opus 43, between September 1935 and May 1936. Halfway through its composition, he was denounced in the infamous Pravda editorial Chaos Instead of Music, written under direct orders from… … Wikipedia
Ben Heppner — Ben Heppner, OC (born January 14, 1956) is a Canadian tenor, specializing in opera and classical symphonic works for voice.Heppner was born in Murrayville, British Columbia, and lived in Dawson Creek. He began his musical studies at the… … Wikipedia
Charles Munch (conductor) — Charles Munch (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl mynʃ]; born Charles Münch) (September 26, 1891 – November 6, 1968) was an Alsatian symphonic conductor and violinist. Noted for his mastery of the French orchestral repertoire, he is best known as… … Wikipedia
Charles Münch — (September 26, 1891 ndash; November 6, 1968) was an Alsatian symphonic conductor and violinist. Noted for his mastery of the French orchestral repertoire, he is best known as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.BiographyMünch was born … Wikipedia
