Franz Konwitschny (14 August 1901, Fulnek, Moravia – 28 July 1962, Belgrade) was a German conductor and violist of Moravian descent. Konwitchny came from...
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as GMD through the 2025–2026 season. Rudolf Krasselt (1924–1943) Franz Konwitschny (1945–1949) Johannes Schüler (1949–1960) Günter Wich (1961–1965) George...
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(1929–1933) Hermann Abendroth (1934–1945) Herbert Albert (1946–1948) Franz Konwitschny (1949–1962) Václav Neumann (1964–1968) Kurt Masur (1970–1996) Herbert...
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of the song "Let Me Call You Sweetheart". 1962: German conductor Franz Konwitschny died of a heart attack while conducting a rehearsal in Belgrade on...
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Der fliegende Holländer, conducted by Franz Konwitschny, and Venus in Tannhäuser, also conducted by Konwitschny. Born in Geitau near Bayrischzell, Schech...
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several recordings especially in East Germany, for example those of Franz Konwitschny or Herbert Kegel. Albrecht et al. (1996, 10) identify Kuffner (1780–1846)...
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Knappertsbusch, various labels Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner, conductor Franz Konwitschny, EMI 3CD-Album (1960) Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber, conductor...
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director. Peter Konwitschny grew up in Leipzig, where his father Franz Konwitschny was principal conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. After...
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(1941–1945) Joseph Keilberth (1948–1951) Erich Kleiber (1954–1955) Franz Konwitschny (1955–1962) Otmar Suitner (1964–1990) Daniel Barenboim (1992–2023)...
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David Oistrakh, Franz Konwitschny and Igor Oistrakh after a guest performance in Berlin, 1957...
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