Hanspeter Gmür

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Hanspeter Gmür was born in the Swiss town of St Gallen and since 1980 has served as City Music Director in Friedrichshafen. He had his early musical training as a chorister at the Foundation School of the great monastery of Einseideln, before going on to the Conservatory in Lucerne and then in Munich. He had his first success in 1953, at the age of nineteen, as founder and conductor of the Collegium Musicum Lucerne, proceeding thereafter to a series of conducting engagements and subsequent appointment as Director of the City Opera in Klagenfurt. He has made a number of recordings, in particular with the Swiss Camerata Rhenania, which he founded. He enjoyed an active career as a conductor throughout Europe and has been honoured by St Gallen with the town’s Culture Advancement Award. He died on Jan 28th, 2023 in Friedrichshafen. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Music to Renew Your Soul

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Classical Best Saint-Saëns

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Ultimate Halloween Classical Music Collection - 50 Haunting Classics For A Creepy Night

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Saint-Saëns

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100 Most Relaxing Classical Music In The Universe

Saint-Saëns: The Carnival Of The Animals

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150 All Time Greatest Most Important Absolutely Essential Classical Masterpieces

Denon 24/7: Vol. 3

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The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe

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50 Most Essential Baroque Hits

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Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux & Symphonie No. 3, Op. 78

Bach: Symphony No. 1 Op. 6 & Op. 9

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