Lovro von Matačić

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Lovro von Matačić (February 14, 1899, Sušak, Croatia – January 4, 1985, Belgrade, Yugoslavia), also Lovro pl. Matačić, was a Croatian conductor. He was a member of the Vienna Boys Choir and studied in Vienna before holding a variety of conducting positions in Germany and Yugoslavia. He is most associated with the music of Anton Bruckner.

During World War II, he served as a lieutenant colonel in the Croatian Home Guard and was conductor for the Independent State of Croatia's military bands.[1] After the war he was sentenced to death by Communist Yugoslavia's government. However, his wife Lilika, who was Jewish, petitioned the Jewish-Yugoslav politician Moša Pijade who intervened and gained Matačić release after a year in imprisonment.[1]

The Lovro pl. Matačić Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded biennally by the Croatian Association of Musical Artists.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Lovro Matačić - Conductor with an intriguing past
  2. ^ Lovro Matačić Lifetime Achievement Award

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Preceded by
Igor Markevitch		 Music Directors, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
1972-1979		 Succeeded by
Lawrence Foster
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