Leopold Hager
Leopold Hager (born 6 October 1935, Salzburg)[1] is an Austrian conductor known for his interpretations of works by the Viennese Classics (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert).[2]
Hager studied piano, organ, harpsichord, conducting, and composition at the Salzburg Mozarteum (1949–1957). He was appointed assistant conductor at the
Le nozze di Figaro. He also appeared as a guest conductor with other opera houses as well as orchestras in Europe (Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic) and the United States. In 1981, he became music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Radio-Télé-Luxembourg (now the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra), and concluded his tenure there in 1996.[3][4][5]
Until 2004, Hager taught Orchestral Conducting at
University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, continuing a direct line of renowned teachers including Clemens Krauss, Hans Swarowsky
, and succeeding Österreicher.
From 2005 to 2008, Leopold Hager served as Chief Conductor at the
References
- ^ Oxford index, Grove music online
- ^ Stallknecht, Michael: Alter schützt vor Torheit (in German) SZ 1 April 2022
- ^ ks-gasteig.de
- ^ allmusic.com
- ^ a.cofield.free.fr Leopolod Hager
- ^ Interview with Leopold Hager
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