Martin Turnovský
Martin Turnovský (29 September 1928 – 19 May 2021)
Biography
Turnovský was born in
Turnovský was appointed chief conductor of the Radio Symphony Orchestra
He regularly conducted in the Prague Spring Festival, and made some well renowned recordings for the famous Supraphon record label.[2]
After the invasion of the Warsaw Pact armies into Czechoslovakia (Prague Spring), Turnovský emigrated to Austria and was granted Austrian citizenship. However, following the Velvet Revolution in 1989 he returned to Prague.
After Turnovský gained Austrian citizenship, he conducted many more symphony orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Vienna Symphony, the Bamberg Symphony, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Gunma Symphony Orchestra (as Honorary conductor), the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, and other orchestras.
On one occasion, he was sitting in the audience when another conductor had to pull out at the last minute. He was called upon to conduct the entire performance, although not having his glasses with him, did so entirely from memory.[2]
He died on 19 May 2021 in Vienna, aged 92.[2]
References
External links
- "Turnovsky". Baron & Weingartner Artists. Archived from the original on April 30, 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-05.
- Aryeh Oron (August 2005). "Martin Turnovský biography". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 2006-09-05.