Kurt Redel

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Kurt Redel (8 October 1918 in Breslau, Silesia, now Wrocław, Poland – 12 February 2013 in Munich, Germany) was a German flutist and conductor.^[1]

Early life

Redel studied flute, violin, conducting, and composition,^[2] as well music history and piano^[2] at the Breslau Conservatory. He worked as a solo flutist for the Meininger Landeskapelle (1938/39), Salzburg Mozarteum (1939/41, where he was also awarded a professorship) and Bavarian State Orchestra/Opera (1941/45). Between 1946 and 1953/56 he taught at the Northwest German Music Academy in Detmold.^[2]

Pro Arte Orchestra

In 1953 he founded the (Munich) Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra with which he made numerous recordings of works of Baroque, Classical and later periods.^[3] He founded the Lourdes Festival and was its director for 20 years.^[2]

He died in February 2013, age 94.

References

↑ "Kurt Redel verstorben" (in German). kulturinfo-lippe.de. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cummings, Robert. "Kurt Redel". allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
↑ "Katalog des Deutschen Musikarchivs". Deutsches Musikarchiv (in German). Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 2009-11-19.

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 10034409 LCCN: n81041852 ISNI: 0000 0001 1020 9869 GND: 121490785 BNF: cb138988615 NDL: 00904728

Persondata
Name	Redel, Kurt
Alternative names
Short description	German musician
Date of birth	1918-10-08
Place of birth	Breslau
Date of death	2013-02-12
Place of death	Munich

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