Sawallisch, Wolfgang#
b. Munich (Germany), Aug. 26, 1923, conductor. Chief music director in Aachen (from 1953), Wiesbaden (from 1958) and Cologne (1960-1963), 1960-1970 head conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and 1961-1972 also chief music director of the Hamburg Philharmonic. 1970-1980 chief music director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and 1971-1993 chief music director of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich (1982-1993 also artistic director); since 1993 musical director of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Numerous recordings and guest performances.
Works#
Im Interesse der Deutlichkeit. Mein Leben mit der Musik, 1988.