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Lothar Zagrosek (born 13 November 1942 in

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) is a German

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. As a youth, he sang in the

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Cathedral choir, including performances as the First Boy in ''

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'' at the 1954

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. From 1962 to 1967, Zagrosek studied conducting with

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, István Kertész,

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and

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. Zagrosek was chief conductor of the

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from 1982 to 1986. He was principal guest conductor of the

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from 1985 to 1988. Between 1990 and 1992, he conducted regularly at the

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Opera. In 1995, he became principal guest conductor of the

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. From 1997 to 2006, he was chief conductor at the Württemberg opera house in

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. From 2006 to 2011, he was chief conductor of the

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, the former Berlin Symphony Orchestra (''Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester'').

Selected recordings

Among Zagrosek's commercial recordings are several issues in Decca's ''

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'' series, including the following works: *

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: '' Die Vögel'' *

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: ''Deutsche Sinfonie'' *

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: '' Der gewaltige Hahnrei'' *

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: '' Der Dämon'' * Hans Krása: '' Verlobung im Traum'' *

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: Symphony No. 2, ''Jonny spielt auf'' *

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: ''

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'', '' Der Geburtstag der Infantin'' *

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: '' Die Mondsüchtige'' *

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: ''

Der Kaiser von Atlantis ' (''The Emperor of Atlantis or The Disobedience of Death'') is a one-act opera by Viktor Ullmann with a libretto by Peter Kien. They collaborated on the work while interned in the Nazi concentration camp of Theresienstadt concentration camp, The ...

'' Zagrosek conducted and recorded Wagner's opera cycle ''

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'' with the Stuttgart State Opera on the

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label (NXS 8660170). In addition, Zagrosek has recorded contemporary music, including works of

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.Everett, William A., "Recording Reviews" (Music of Michael Torke) (Summer 1998). ''American Music'', 16 (2): pp. 243-246.

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Biography (in German)
1942 births Living people German male conductors (music) People from Donau-Ries Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 21st-century German conductors (music) 21st-century German male musicians {{Germany-conductor-stub