1910–76 German conductor After seven years as oboist in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kempe joined the music staff of the Leipzig Opera in 1935. He conducted at the Chemnitz Opera during and after the war, before becoming music director at Dresden 1949–52 and Munich 1952–54. He succeeded Thomas Beecham (1879–1961) as principal conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in ...
the Vienna State Opera 1957–64. He also conducted at La Scala and Bayreuth, and founded the Salzburg Easter Festival in 1967. Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Rudolf Kempe | Contemporary | Classical ...
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