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Richter, Hans
© Copyright Hans Richter, photo Richter, Hans, b. Györ, Hungary (then Raab), April 4, 1843, d. Bayreuth (Germany), Dec. 5, 1916, conductor of European class, the first true Wagnerian conductor; 1875-1900 first conductor at the court opera, 1875-1998 also conductor of the Philharmonic Concerts in Vienna, whose good reputation he created. 1880-1890 conductor of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna, later of the Bayreuth Festival, where in 1876 he led the first complete performance of "Der Ring des Nibelungen"; from 1911 in England; also propagated the works of A. Bruckner. Literature: M. Eger, H. R. Der Urdirigent der Bayreuther Festspiele, 1995; S. C. Foster (ed.), H. R. Activism, Modernism, and the Avant-garde, 1998.
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