Franz Konwitschny 弗朗兹·康维茨舒尼

弗朗兹·康维茨舒尼（Franz·Konwitschny,1901—1962），另译康维什尼；德国指挥家，1901年8月14日出生于摩拉维亚，1923—1925年就读于莱比锡音乐学院，1927年首度以指挥家的身份露面，1927—1933年在斯图加特指挥歌剧，此后相继在弗莱堡、汉堡担任指挥；1949—1962年成为莱比锡格万特豪斯管弦乐团指挥，1953—1962年相继担任德累斯顿国立歌剧院指、柏林国立歌剧院指挥，他曾在英国柯芬花园制作瓦格纳《尼伯龙根的指环》全集，1961年与德累斯顿国立管弦乐团在萨尔兹堡音乐节中演出；1962年在南斯拉夫的贝尔格莱德去世。

Franz Konwitschny(August 14, 1901,Fulnek,Moravia– July 28, 1962,Belgrade) was a Germanconductorandviolist.

He started his career on the viola, playing in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Wilhelm Furtwängler. In 1925, he moved to Vienna, where he played the viola with the Fitzner Quartet. He also began teaching at the Wiener Volkskonservatorium. He later became a conductor, joining the Stuttgart Opera in 1927. From 1949 until his death he was principal conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. From 1953 until 1955 he was also principal conductor of the Dresden Staatskapelle and from 1955 onward he led the Berlin State Opera.

Like Furtwängler, Konwitschny used "expansive gestures" and had a "dislike of an exact beat." Konwitschny recorded a complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies.

He was given the nickname Kon-whisky because of his heavy drinking habits.

His son Peter Konwitschny is a leading opera director in Germany.

From：https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz Konwitschny