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German choral conductor (1933–2026)

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  • Musikland Baden-Württemberg
  • Ein leben mit Bach
  • Johannes Brahms
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, St. Matthew passion
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Matthäus-Passion

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Helmuth Rilling (born 29 May 1933 in Stuttgart) is an internationally known German choral conductor, founder of the Gächinger Kantorei (1954), the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart (1965), the Oregon Bach Festival (1970), the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart (1981) and other Bach Academies worldwide, and the "Festival Ensemble Stuttgart" (2001). Education: Rilling was born into a musical family. He received his early training at the Protestant Seminaries in Württemberg. <a href="https://www.last.fm

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Stuttgart
Place of death
Leonberg
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
German
Field of work
music education
Instrument
organ
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date of birth
1933-05-29
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Helmuth Rilling
name in native language
Helmuth Rilling
date of death
2026-02-11
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