Gerhard Wimberger

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Gerhard Wimberger

Gerhard Wimberger (30 August 1923 12 October 2016) [1] was an Austrian composer [2] and conductor.

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Career

Wimberger studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. His teachers were Cesar Bresgen and Johann Nepomuk David for composition, and Clemens Krauss and Bernhard Paumgartner for conducting.

After World War II, in which he served in the army, he worked as vocal coach at the Vienna Volksoper, then as conductor at the Salzburg Theatre, before becoming a teacher for conducting and composition at the Mozarteum. Among his many pupils were Klaus Ager, Sergio Cárdenas, Dieter Lehnhoff, and Gerd Kühr. Wimberger also served as member of the directory of the Salzburg Festival, and as president of the Austrian Composers' Association AKM.

He died in October 2016 at the age of 93. [3] A memorial concert was held in his honor at the Mozarteum in January 2017. [4]

Scenic works

Concert music

Literature

Decorations and awards

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References

  1. "Mica-Porträt: Gerhard Wimberger". 20 October 2016.
  2. Rubin, Don (2001). The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Europe. Taylor & Francis. pp. 67, 68. ISBN   978-0-415-05928-2 . Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  3. SALZBURG MOURNS SAFE PAIR OF HANDS
  4. / In memoriam Gerhard Wimberger Concert |access date=30 August 2018
  5. "Heinrich und Kleist by Wimberger, Frankfurt 2011, Premiere Opera Italy". www.premiereopera.net. Retrieved 20 February 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. Margaret Ross Griffel Operas in German: A Dictionary , p. 942, at Google Books
  7. "outstanding artist award" (in German). Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur. Archived from the original (pdf) on January 8, 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2012.