CONDUCTOR

Ferdinand Leitner

1912 - 1996

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand Leitner is the 81st most popular conductor (up from 87th in 2019), the 3,892nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,202nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular German Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Ferdinand Leitner ranks 81 out of 128. Before him are Jorma Panula, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Paavo Järvi, Joseph Keilberth, Michael Gielen, and Gustavo Dudamel. After him are Antonio Pappano, Otmar Suitner, Artur Rodziński, Grzegorz Fitelberg, Claudio Scimone, and Aleksandr Gauk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Ferdinand Leitner ranks 218. Before him are Yusuf Lule, Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg, Sabicas, Bojan Adamič, Émile Allais, and Nam Sung-yong. After him are Rudi Fischer, Sabiha Kasimati, István Örkény, Jaroslav Bouček, Julián Berrendero, and Jehan Buhan. Among people deceased in 1996, Ferdinand Leitner ranks 171. Before him are Laurens van der Post, Heriberto Herrera, Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg, Dorothy Lamour, Andrey Lukanov, and Seymour Cray. After him are Paul Rand, San Yu, Vagn Holmboe, Mikael Tariverdiev, Aruna Asaf Ali, and Arthur Rudolph.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ferdinand Leitner ranks 3,894 out of 7,253. Before him are Julian Draxler (1993), Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708), Jean Dufresne (1829), Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe (1852), Walter Noddack (1893), and Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1700). After him are Karl Hugo Strunz (1910), Uwe Bein (1960), George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1688), Rolf Hoppe (1930), Paul Mebus (1920), and Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer (1782).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Germany

Among conductors born in Germany, Ferdinand Leitner ranks 12. Before him are Eugen Jochum (1902), Günter Wand (1912), Karl Muck (1859), Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (1900), Joseph Keilberth (1908), and Michael Gielen (1927). After him are Hans Zender (1936), and Ludwig von Brenner (1833).

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