- Lothar Zagrosek
Lothar Zagrosek (born
13 November 1942 inOtting ,Germany ) is a German conductor.Career
From 1962-1967, he studied conducting with
Hans Swarowsky ,István Kertész ,Bruno Maderna andHerbert von Karajan . Between 1990 and 1992, he conducted regularly at theLeipzig Opera. From 1997-2006, he was chief conductor at the Württemberg opera house inStuttgart . Since 2006, he has been Chief Conductor of the KonzerthausorchesterBerlin (which was reorganized from the BerlinSymphony 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)]
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