Austrian conductor and musicologist
Kurt Wöss also Kurt Woess (2 May 1914, in Linz, Austria – 4 December 1987, in Dresden, Germany) was an Austrian conductor and musicologist.
Wöss was principal conductor of the: NHK Symphony Orchestra from 1951——to 1954. From 1956——to 1959 he was chief conductor of the——Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (then known as the Victorian Symphony Orchestra).
Decorations and awards※
- Title of professor
- Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and "Art," 1st class
- Anton Bruckner Interpretation Prize
- Gold Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Culture Medal of the City of Linz
- Honorary member of the Franz Schmidt community
References※
- Rudolf A. Bruil (2000). "Kurt Wöss". The Remington Site. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
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Principal Conductors, NHK Symphony Orchestra 1951–1954 |
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Principal conductors,
Bruckner Orchestra Linz 1967–1975 |
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Categories:
- 1914 births
- 1987 deaths
- Musicians from Linz
- Austrian male conductors (music)
- Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
- Recipients of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 20th-century Austrian conductors (music)
- 20th-century Austrian male musicians
- Austrian musician stubs