Helmut Müller-Brühl

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Helmut Müller-Brühl (28 June 1933 – 2 January 2012) was a German conductor.

Müller-Brühl was a pupil of Hermann Abendroth, the founder of Cologne Chamber Orchestra. In 1958, Müller-Brühl invited this orchestra to be the principal orchestra for concerts given at his family home, Schloss Brühl. In 1964, the orchestra's conductor, Erich Kraak, invited Müller-Brühl to be chief conductor, and Müller-Brühl led the orchestra until 2008. Müller-Brühl also successfully collaborated with Takako Nishizaki on the “Discovery” album of violin concertos by the Chevalier de Saint-George. Müller-Brühl died on January 2, 2012 following a long illness.^[1] He was 78.

References

↑ klassik.com. "klassik.com : Dirigent Helmut Müller-Brühl verstorben". Aktuell.klassik.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05. (German)

Helmut Müller-Brühl biography and discography at Naxos.com
Cologne Chamber Orchestra at Naxos.com

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Name	Muller-Bruhl, Helmut
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Short description	German conductor
Date of birth	28 June 1933
Place of birth
Date of death	2 January 2012
Place of death

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