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He is a violinist and conductor born in Zurich,
Switzerland. He studied at the Zurich
Conservatory and University and took further studies in Paris
and Vienna. After performing for several years
as a soloist and a member of chamber ensembles, he and the violinist,
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, founded the Lucerne
Festival Strings Orchestra
. He directed the Lucerne
Festival until 1980 and was a director of the Lucerne Conservatory from
1960 to 1987. He died in Siena
,
Italy
, in 2002 aged 84/85.
Lucerne
Festival Strings recordings
Adagio
in G minor (Tomaso Giovanni
Albinoni )
Deutsche Grammophon DG 413 248 2 (CD: Adagio)
Conductor - Rudolf Baumgartner
Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Baumgartner
- http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Baumgartner-Rudolf.htm
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