Richard Oesterreicher (10 November 1932 – 17 January 2023) was an Austrian conductor and jazz musician.
Biography
Born in
Vienna
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on 10 November 1932, Oesterreicher was the son of a music teacher. He took an apprenticeship as a typesetter in 1947 before studying piano and guitar at the
Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna. From 1958 to 1967, he worked as a professional musician within a group and was then a studio artist, arranger, and musician in the
ORF entertainment orchestra. He joined the in 1972 and became its leader in 1976. He conducted contributions for
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest from 1978 to 1987, and from 1990 to 1991.
In 1981, he founded the ''Richard Oesterreicher-Big-Band'', in which he collaborated in television shows and record productions with artists such as
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Oesterreicher died in Vienna on 17 January 2023, at the age of 90.
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1932 births
2023 deaths
Musicians from Vienna
Austrian male conductors (music)
Austrian male jazz musicians
Austrian harmonica players
20th-century Austrian male musicians
21st-century Austrian male musicians
20th-century Austrian conductors (music)
21st-century Austrian conductors (music)