Kurt Tenner
Kurt von Tenner (born July 18, 1907 in Kalksburg , today Vienna-Liesing , † November 19, 1995 in Vienna ) was an Austrian conductor and composer .
Life
Tenner studied at the New Vienna Conservatory . At the age of 24 (1931) he became Kapellmeister at the Graz Opera House . From 1937 to 1939 he worked as a guest conductor in the Städtische Oper zu Berlin, but also at the opera houses in Wuppertal and Trier . After engagements in the city theaters of Liegnitz (today: Legnica , Poland), Flensburg and the Antwerp Opera (1941–1943), he moved to the Vienna State Opera after the Second World War in 1945 .
In 1948/49 Tenner was the opera director at the Klagenfurt City Theater . From 1949 to 1972 Tenner then worked for ORF (radio) as a conductor and unit manager. In this context he directed the Great Vienna Radio Orchestra (Radio Symphony Orchestra) Vienna .
His daughter is the music journalist and ORF program director Haide Tenner .
Awards
- 1972 professional title professor
Oeuvre
- Orchestral works (including the 1934 ballad Wieland der Schmied for baritone and orchestra based on Gerhart Hauptmann )
- Chamber music (including 1936 motet As the Fathers saw God ), songs.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tenner, Kurt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tenner, Kurt von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kalksburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1995 |
| Place of death | Vienna |