R.I.P 〓 Friedemann Layer（78）Austrian Conductor

2019/11/04
【最終更新日】2025/12/17

Austrian conductor Friedemann Layer died at the age of 78 in Potsdam near Berlin on the 3rd. Layer was born in Vienna. Studied how to conduct with Hans Swarowsky at the Vienna. Then he gained experience as an assistant to Herbert von Karajan at the Ulm Opera and Salzburg Festival.

Later, in 1974, he became the conductor of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein and from 1987 to 1990 served as General Music Director (GMD) of the Mannheim State Opera. From 1994, he moved to the French National Opera of Montpellier. At the same time, he was also the music director of the Montpellier Festival. From 2007, he returned to Mannheim, where he served again as General Music Director until 2009.

Photo：Mannheimer Nationaltheaters　/　RHEINPFALZ　/　kunz

How about this ?

  1. CHEMNITZ 〓 Guillermo Garcia Calvo extended contract with City Theater

  2. VERONA 〓 The orchestra did not stand up at the curtain call of the festival. Backlash spreads against Domingo, who can’t sing and can’t conduct

  3. R.I.P 〓 Elio Boncompagni, Italian Conductor

  4. BAYREUTH 〓 Bayreuth Festival announced a change of conductor for “The Ring of the Nibelung”

  5. STOCKHOLM 〓 2020 “Polar Music Award” will be given to Anna Netrebko

  6. HELSINGBORG 〓 Declaration not to co-star with artists who will be on airplane

  7. ZURICH 〓 Gianandrea Noseda will be appointed Chef of the Zurich Opera

  8. OSAKA 〓 Japan Century Symphony Orchestra has announced that Joe Hisaishi will be the principal guest conductor

  9. NEW YORK 〓 Metropolitan Opera has announced the 53rd week lineup of its “Nightly Met Opera Streams”

  10. BBC Proms 〓 Proms announces the music festival program in 2018

  11. ROME 〓 Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced its 2018-19 season

  12. NEW YORK 〓 New York Philharmonic announced that it would hold an indoor concert with an audience in April

  13. ECHIZEN 〓 Music director Hosokawa’s opera “Matsukaze” premiered in Japan

  14. LONDON 〓 Jurowsky and London Philharmonic will perform the “Ring” cycle in 2021

  15. PARIS 〓 French summer music festival also announced cancellation

  1. No comments yet.

  1. No trackbacks yet.