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German conductor (1910–1976)

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Active from
1910-06-14
Active to
1976-05-12

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Rudolf Kempe (14 June 1910 – 12 May 1976) was a German conductor. Biography: Kempe was born in Dresden, where from the age of fourteen he studied at the Dresden State Opera School. He played oboe in the opera orchestra of Dortmund and then in the Leipzig Gewandhaus orchestra, from 1929. In addition to oboe, he played the piano regularly, as a soloist, in chamber music or accompanying, as a result of which, in 1933, the new Director of the Leipzig Opera invited Kempe to become a répétiteur, and

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Instance of
human
Given name
Rudolf
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Dresden
Place of death
Zurich
Occupation
oboist
Languages spoken
German
Instrument
oboe
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Rudolf Kempe - collezione Tino Barindelli.tif
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Rudolf Kempe
date of death
1976-05-12
date of birth
1910-06-14
place of burial
Bogenhausener Friedhof
name in native language
Rudolf Kempe
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