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German conductor (1908–1968)

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Joseph Keilberth (April 19, 1908 – July 20, 1968) was a German conductor. He started his career in the State Theatre of his native city, Karlsruhe. In 1940 he became director of the German Philharmonic Orchestra of Prague. Near the end of World War II he became principal conductor of the Dresden Staatskapelle. In 1949 he became chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony, formed mainly of Germans expelled from post-war Czechoslovakia under the Beneš decrees. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Josep

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Instance of
human
Given name
Joseph
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Karlsruhe
Place of death
Munich
Occupation
music director
Languages spoken
German
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Joseph Keilberth
date of birth
1908-04-19
date of death
1968-07-20
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Joseph Keilberth
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