Ferdinand Leitner 斐迪南·莱特纳

Ferdinand Leitner(4 March 1912 inBerlin– 3 June 1996 inZürich) was aGermanconductor. Leitner studied underFranz Schreker, Julius Prüwer,Artur SchnabelandKarl Muck. He also was a composition student withRobert Kahn.Starting as apianist, through the help ofFritz Busch, he became a conductor in the 1930s. He was conductor of the Nollendorfplatz Theater inBerlinfrom 1943 to 1945; inHannoverfrom 1945 to 1946; inMunichfrom 1946 to 1947; and the General Music Director of theWürttembergStateOperahouse (German "Staatstheater Stuttgart") inStuttgartfrom 1947 until 1969. To honour him, the city of Stuttgart has named a pedestrian bridge, that connects the Upper part (where the Staatstheater is located) and the Central part of the "Schlossgarten" (castle) park, after him (Ferdinand-Leitner-Steg).

He is famous as a conductor of opera, his favourite composers being Wagner, Richard Strauss, Mozart, and twentieth-century composers Carl Orff and Karl Amadeus Hartmann. He succeeded Erich Kleiber in 1956 as conductor for the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. From 1976 to 1980, he worked in The Hague as principal conductor of Het Residentie Orkest.

Among his more than 300 recordings is a celebrated recording of Ferruccio Busoni's Doktor Faust. He also conducted the Berlin Philharmonic for Wilhelm Kempff's 1961 cycle of Beethoven's piano concertos.

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