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Ferdinand Leitner

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Ferdinand Leitner (4 March 1912 in Berlin – 3 June 1996 in Zürich) was a German conductor. Leitner studied under Franz Schreker, Julius Prüwer, Artur Schnabel and Karl Muck.

He also was a composition student with Robert Kahn. Starting as a pianist, through the help of Fritz Busch, he became a conductor in the 1930s. He was conductor of the Nollendorfplatz Theater in Berlin from 1943 to 1945; in…

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Type: Person
Area: Germany
Born: March 4th, 1912
Died: June 3rd, 1996
Labels: Deutsche Grammophon

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Last updated: March 2nd, 2019