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 Geburtstag der Infantin
• Erwin Schulhoff: Die Mondsüchtige
• Viktor Ullmann: Der Kaiser von Atlantis

In addition, Zagrosek has recorded contemporary music, including works of Michael Torke.^[1]

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• Biography (in German)

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