Julius Rudel
Julius Rudel (6 March 1921 – 26 June 2014) was an Austrian-born
He studied conducting at the
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 You may hear Julius Rudel with Jorge Bolet and the Lewisohn Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York in: Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 Mozart's Symphony No. 35 in D major K. 385 ("The Hoffner") Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition in 1957 Here on wnyc.org |
Professional career
New York City Opera
After 1944, he began a 35-year career with that company which continued until 1979. After rising to Principal Conductor and General Director in 1957, he brought the company international acclaim with his innovative programming (including three seasons of all-American operas in 1958, 1959, and 1960), and formed a partnership with
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
In 1979, he accepted the position of Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, succeeding Michael Tilson Thomas, and led that orchestra through the 1985 season.
Other positions
Rudel conducted major orchestras and operas throughout the world. Between 1958 and 1963 he conducted frequently for the
He was the first Music Director of both Washington's
He was a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity.[2]
In 2009 he was honored by the US National Endowment for the Arts for his many contributions to opera. He died in Manhattan on 26 June 2014.[3]
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References
Notes
- ^ Schonberg, Harold C. (23 February 1966). "City Opera Company Sparkles in its Rich New Setting" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Delta Omicron Archived 27 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ McFadden, Robert (26 June 2014). "Julius Rudel, Longtime City Opera Impresario Dies at 93". New York Times.
Sources
- Morgan, Brian (2006), Strange Child of Chaos: Norman Treigle iUniverse, 2006. ISBN 0-595-38898-1
- Rudel, Julius; Rebecca Paller (2013), First and Lasting Impressions: Julius Rudel Looks Back on a Life in Music. University of Rochester Press. ISBN 978-1-58046-434-5
External links
- Julius Rudel at IMDb
- Duffie, Bruce, Interview with Julius Rudel, 1 November 1982 (Published in the "Massenet Newsletter" in July 1983)
- National Endowment for the Arts Opera Honors, 2009: Julius Rudel on nea.gov/honors
- Rudel biography on Buffalo Philharmonic's website at buffalo.edul
- Stevenson, John, Artist Biography on allmusic.com
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