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Sergiu Celibidache

Romanian conductor (1912-1996) · Romania · On the map · Musicians · Died at 84

Sergiu Celibidache was a Romanian conductor, composer, musical theorist, and teacher.

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1996Died13 August 19961995Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward1993Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAward1992Honorary Citizen of MunichAwardKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward, 19921970Léonie Sonning Music PrizeAward1955Berliner KunstpreisAward1912Born28 June 1912

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Awards

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres1995
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art1993
Honorary Citizen of Munich1992
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1992
Léonie Sonning Music Prize1970
Berliner Kunstpreis1955
Bavarian Order of Merit
Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate
Honorary Golden Medal of the State Capital Munich

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Educated in his native Romania, and later in Paris and Berlin, Celibidache's career in music spanned over five decades, including tenures as principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de Radio France, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and many other European orchestras such as the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra or the London Symphony Orchestra.

Country
Romania
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 1996 · aged 84

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