- Wolfgang Sawallisch was born on August 26, 1923 in Munich, Germany. He is known for Seven Psychopaths (2012), Bird (1988) and Le Mirage (1992). He was married to Mechthild Schmid. He died on February 22, 2013 in Grassau, Upper Bavaria, Germany.
- SpouseMechthild Schmid(1952 - December 24, 1998) (her death, 1 child)
- German conductor and pianist. With the violinist Gerhard Seitz he won first prize for duos at the 1949 Geneva International Competition, and began to conduct as a guest in Germany. He became general music director at Aachen (1953-1958), Wiesbaden (1958-1960) and Cologne (1960-1963), where he also directed the conductors' class at the academy. In 1971 he was appointed Generalmusikdirektor of the Staatsoper in Munich, and in 1993 he became musical director of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
- His son Jörg died in January 2013.
- (1993-2003) Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
- In 1953, he became the youngest conductor to lead the Berlin Philharmonic.
- In 1957, he made his debut at the La Scala opera house in Milan; in 1993, he became the first non-Italian to be awarded the Golden Baton.
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