biography
pronunciation:
[kempuh]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1910–76)
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| biography:
| Conductor, born near Dresden, E Germany. He studied at the Musikhochschule in Dresden, and played the oboe in orchestras at Dortmund and Leipzig before making his debut as a conductor in 1935. He then worked at Leipzig and, after the war, at Dresden and Munich. He later appeared frequently at Covent Garden, London, and was principal conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1961–75), then of the BBC Symphony Orchestra until his death. |
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