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Günter Wand

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German orchestra conductor (1912-2002)

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Günter Wand was a German orchestra conductor and composer. Wand studied in Wuppertal, Allenstein and Detmold. At the Cologne Conservatory, he was a composition student with Philipp Jarnach and a piano student with Paul Baumgartner.

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Awards 9

2001Echo Klassik - Conductor of the Year
1997Ring of Honour of the city Wuppertal
1992German Critics' Prize for Music
1991Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg)
1987State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Hans von Bülow Medal
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Günter Wand was a German orchestra conductor and composer. Wand studied in Wuppertal, Allenstein and Detmold. At the Cologne Conservatory, he was a composition student with Philipp Jarnach and a piano student with Paul Baumgartner. He was a conducting pupil of Franz von Hoesslin in Munich, but was otherwise largely self-taught as a conductor. During his 65-year-long career as a conductor, he was particularly revered for his Schubert and Bruckner, and was honoured with many significant awards, including the German Record Award and the internationally important Diapason d'Or.

Country
Germany
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2002 · aged 90
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18 languages

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