Hermann Michael
Hermann Michael (* 1937 in Schwäbisch Gmünd ; † September 1, 2005 in Uffing ) was a German conductor .
Life
During a competition Herbert von Karajan became aware of Hermann Michael and made him his assistant. From 1970 to 1978 he was chief conductor at the Musiktheater Bremen . Since 1984 he has worked mainly in the USA and has worked with the symphony orchestras of Atlanta , Boston , Chicago , Cincinnati , Detroit , Los Angeles , Minnesota , Montreal , Philadelphia , St. Louis , San Francisco , Seattle , Toronto and Washington DC . As an opera conductor he performed a. a. also at the New York Metropolitan Opera . Michael was music director of the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2004. Until 2000 he was a professor at the Munich University of Music . There belonged to his students u. a. Franz Welser-Möst , Rudolf Piehlmayer , Markus Poschner and Constantinos Carydis .
Web links
- Anne Midgette: Hermann Michael, Maestro, Dies at 68 . In: The New York Times , obituary of September 14, 2005
- Interview with Hermann Michael (English), August 6, 1987
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Michael, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwäbisch Gmünd |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1, 2005 |
| Place of death | Uffing |