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Christoph von Dohnányi ( German: [ˈkʁɪstɔf fɔn ˈdɔxnaːnjiː]; born 8 September 1929) is a German conductor . Biography. Youth and World War II. Dohnányi was born in Berlin, Germany to Hans von Dohnanyi, a German jurist of Hungarian ancestry, and Christine Bonhoeffer.
“Christoph von Dohnányi is one of the world’s most distinguished and respected musical figures. Although arguably the last representative of a magisterial conducting tradition that can be traced back to Hans von Bulow, he is very much his own man.
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Christoph von Dohnányi ist ein deutscher Dirigent und Intendant.
Christoph von Dohnányi is recognized as one of the world’s pre-eminent orchestral and opera conductors. He is renowned the world over for his legendary twenty-year tenure at the helm of The Cleveland Orchestra and now holds the title of Music Director Laureate.
The new digital archive of christophvondohnanyi.com allows you to explore the full range of Christoph von Dohnányi’s work with the world’s great orchestras and opera houses for over half a century. Hundreds of individual programmes have been catalogued by composer, performance date, venue and performers.
Born in Berlin in 1929, Christoph von Dohnányi progressively built up a career to match his rare and demanding talent. Far from rapidly acquired spotlights, Dohnányi submitted himself to the demands of opera where his art achieved incomparable certainty and precision.
