Sergiu Celibidache

Sergiu Celibidache is considered as one of the most valuable of all time conductors and refined a specialist of French impressionist music. The first piano lessons take in Iasi and then in Bucharest. He studied music, philosophy and mathematics in Bucharest and at the age of 23 years left to study composition at the Music Academy in Berlin (Hochschule fur Musik). Two years later enroll dirijoratul study with Walter Gmeindl that then became a graduate of Friedrich Wilhelm University. Obtaining his PhD in music in Berlin and in 1945, after finishing their studies, became conductor of the prestigious Orchester Berlin Philharmonic until 1952 when Wilhelm Furtwangler is in charge of rehabilitation and returned to the Nazi leadership of the orchestra. During this period he directed more than 400 concerts, imposing in the world thanks to musical professionalism, originality and its rigorous reflections. Leaving in 1954 in Germany to drive famous symphonic orchestras, all over the world: France, Italy, Sweden, USSR, Israel, Austria, Brazil, Argentina, Netherlands, England, Romania. Between 1962 and 1972 directs the Radio Orchestra in Stockholm, between 1972 and 1977 in Stuttgart Radio Orchestra, and from 1979 until the end of his life, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.He led for 2 years in Paris National Orchestra (1973 -1975), and occasional radio orchestras in Rome, Milan, Turin, Florence, Copenhagen Royal Orchestra, Orchestra scale Orchestra of Milan and La Fenice Theater in Venice. Celibidache was appreciated very much both the unique style of driving, and his way of teaching art dirijoratului. In the professional maturity, became famous for his vision of driving, being a passionate teacher. Said the enthusiastic students learn in an hour observandu him conductor, but in weeks of study. Celibidache declined steadily in making records, not to vulgarize music albums are made only in the last years of his life, his opinion is that the total experience of a concert of music and magic can not be caught on tape, just in the hall Concert. Among own compositions include a Requiem, a concert piano and orchestra and four symphonies.

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