Lothar Zagrosek

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Lothar Zagrosek (born 13 November 1942 in Otting, Germany) is a German conductor. From 1962-1967, he studied conducting with Hans Swarowsky, István Kertész, Bruno Maderna and Herbert von Karajan. Between 1990 and 1992, he conducted regularly at the Leipzig Opera. From 1997-2006, he was chief conductor at the Württemberg opera house in Stuttgart. Since 2006, he has been Chief Conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin (which was reorganized from the Berlin Symphony Orchestra).

Among Zagrosek's commercial recordings are several issues in Decca's Entartete Musik series, including the following works:
Walter Braunfels: Die Vögel
Hanns Eisler: Deutsche Sinfonie
Berthold Goldschmidt: Der gewaltige Hahnrei
Paul Hindemith: Der Dämon
Hans Krasa: Verlobung im Träum
Ernst Krenek: Symphony No. 2, Jonny spielt auf
Franz Schreker: Die Gezeichneten, Der Geburstag der Infantin
Erwin Schulhoff: Die Mondsüchtige
Viktor Ullmann: Der Kaiser von Atlantis

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Preceded by
Leif Segerstam
Principal Conductor, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
1982–1986
Succeeded by
Pinchas Steinberg
Preceded by
Eliahu Inbal
Principal Conductor, Konzerthausorchester Berlin
2006–
Succeeded by
incumbent
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