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Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt

1900 - 1973

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Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (5 May 1900 – 28 May 1973) was a German conductor and composer. After studying at several music academies, he worked in German opera houses between 1923 and 1945, first as a répétiteur and then in increasingly senior conducting posts, ending as Generalmusikdirektor of the Deutsche Oper Berlin. After the Second World War, Schmidt-Isserstedt was invited by the occupying British forces to form the Northwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, of which he was musical director and chief conductor from 1945 to 1971. He was a frequent guest conductor for leading symphony orchestras around the world, and returned to opera from time to time, including appearances at Glyndebourne and Covent Garden as well as the Hamburg State Opera. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt is the 76th most popular conductor (up from 77th in 2019), the 3,823rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,841st in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt ranks 76 out of 128. Before him are Paul Kletzki, Paavo Berglund, Jean Martinon, Henry Wood, Charles Mackerras, and Jorma Panula. After him are Paavo Järvi, Joseph Keilberth, Michael Gielen, Gustavo Dudamel, Ferdinand Leitner, and Antonio Pappano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt ranks 186. Before him are Mikel Koliqi, Madeleine Renaud, Juan d'Arienzo, Charles Jewtraw, Sumitranandan Pant, and Catherine Hessling. After him are Panagiotis Pavlidis, Mikhail Isakovsky, Halina Konopacka, Dumarsais Estimé, Jiří Wolker, and Gilberto Freyre. Among people deceased in 1973, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt ranks 153. Before him are Louis St. Laurent, Âşık Veysel, Alina Szapocznikow, Ira Sprague Bowen, Paavo Talvela, and Alexander Mosolov. After him are Mikhail Isakovsky, İbrahim Kaypakkaya, Nancy Mitford, Lev Artsimovich, Israel Albert Horowitz, and Kid Ory.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt ranks 3,825 out of 7,253. Before him are James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg (1562), Thomas Doll (1966), Kurt Moll (1938), Karl Leisner (1915), Bernard Dietz (1948), and Dorothee Sölle (1929). After him are Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1863), Martin Ohm (1792), Georg Sauerwein (1831), Günther Schwägermann (1915), Hans Hofmann (1880), and Dorothea Köring (1880).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Germany

Among conductors born in Germany, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt ranks 9. Before him are Bruno Walter (1876), Hans Knappertsbusch (1888), Franz Danzi (1763), Eugen Jochum (1902), Günter Wand (1912), and Karl Muck (1859). After him are Joseph Keilberth (1908), Michael Gielen (1927), Ferdinand Leitner (1912), Hans Zender (1936), and Ludwig von Brenner (1833).

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