Gustav Zelibor

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Gustav Zelibor (born January 10, 1903 in Vienna ; † December 28, 1978 there ) was an Austrian piano accompanist, conductor and composer .

Gustav Zelibor studied at the Vienna Music Academy , worked as a pianist and conductor in Viennese theaters and cabarets, later became an employee and piano accompanist for radio and television and was responsible for the musical support of the Heinz Conrads Sunday program What's new? Responsible, whose successor he became. In 1953 he became resident composer of the theater in der Josefstadt , the Kammerspiele and the Kleine Komödie and also accompanied Elfriede Ott . His compositions were Viennese songs ("I am so in love with my Vienna"), Schlager ("Don't make so sad eyes", "I get tears"), chansons, comedies, dance music, music for radio and comedies ("Erika" , "Geraldine") and operettas. He was given the title of professor ; In 1971 he was awarded the Silver Medal of Honor of the State of Vienna and the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art .

Tomb in the Hietzingen cemetery

Gustav Zelibor was buried in an honorary grave in the Hietzingen cemetery (group 49, no. 31).

In 2003 a public park was named after him on Montecuccoliplatz in Vienna- Hietzing .

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Individual evidence

  1. Gustav Zelibor in the search for the deceased at friedhoefewien.at