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He was an orchestral conductor and teacher born in Dresden,
Germany. He studied conducting and
composition at the Dresden Conservatory and from 1946 to 1949 he was a
conductor in Pirna and Rostock. He was a choirmaster, music director
and principal conductor of the Leipzig Radio Orchestra
and Choir from 1948 and was associated with them from 1979, and from 1960
he was the Principal Conductor of the Leipzig Symphony Orchestra and
Choir. He won acclaim for his
recording of Carol Orff's Carmina Burana and he championed Benjamin Britten's
War Requiem. He led the Dresden Philharmonic
Orchestra from 1977 to 1985, after which he guest conducted with orchestras
including the Leipzig Opera, Tokyo's
NHK Orchestra and th Staatsoper
Berlin. As a teacher he was a Professor at
the Mendelssohn Bartholdy Hichschule fur Musik in
Leipzig and gave a Dresden
masterclass. His career was cut short when he
committed suicide in 1990 at the age of 70. He was married to Celestina Casapietra, an
Italian soprano, and their son Bjorn Casapietra
is an actor and singer.
Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra recordings
Adagio in G (Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni)
Laserlight 15 688 (CD:
Meditation - Classical
Relaxation, Vol. 3)
Conductor - Herbert Kegel
Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Kegel
- http://test.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=41:32873~T1
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