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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

German lyric baritone and conductor (1925-2012) · Germany · Musicians · Died at 86

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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music.

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2012Died18 May 20122009Gold Goethe medalAward2007Musikpreis der Stadt DuisburgAward2002Praemium ImperialeAward2001Frankfurter MusikpreisAward1995Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎Award1993Gramophone Award for Lifetime AchievementAward1990Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1988Royal Philharmonic Society Gold MedalAward1984Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAwardPour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderAward1979doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne UniversityAward1977Friedrich-Rückert-PreisAward1958Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1950Berliner KunstpreisAward1925Born28 May 1925

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Awards

Gold Goethe medal2009
Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg2007
Berliner Bär2006
Praemium Imperiale2002
Frankfurter Musikpreis2001
Brahms-Preis1998
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres1995
Ernst Reuter Medal1993
Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement1993
Knight of the Legion of Honour1990
Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal1988
Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau1987
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order1984
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art1984
Ernst von Siemens Music Prize1980
Doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University1979
Friedrich-Rückert-Preis1977
Léonie Sonning Music Prize1975
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1958
Berliner Kunstpreis1950
Honorary citizen of Berlin
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Honorary doctor of the Heidelberg University

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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music. One of the most famous Lieder performers of the post-war period, he is best known as a singer of Franz Schubert's Lieder, particularly "Winterreise" of which his recordings with accompanists Gerald Moore and Jörg Demus are still critically acclaimed half a century after their release.

Country
Germany
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2012 · aged 86

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