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Christoph von Dohnányi(1929-2025)

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Christoph von Dohnányi
Christoph von Dohnányi was born on 8 September 1929 in Berlin, Germany. He is known for Being John Malkovich (1999), Der junge Lord (1969) and Pontiac Moon (1994). He was married to Barbara Koller, Anja Silja and Renate Zillessen. He died on 6 September 2025 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
BornSeptember 8, 1929
DiedSeptember 6, 2025(95)
BornSeptember 8, 1929
DiedSeptember 6, 2025(95)
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Known for

John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener in Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich
7.7
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 1999
Der junge Lord (1969)
Der junge Lord
7.8
  • Music Department
  • 1969
Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, and Ryan Todd in Pontiac Moon (1994)
Pontiac Moon
5.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1994
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Liza Colón-Zayas, Jeremy Allen White, Abby Elliott, Lionel Boyce, Matty Matheson, and Ayo Edebiri in The Bear (2022)
The Bear
8.5
TV Series
  • Soundtrack

Credits

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Music Department

  • Ariadne auf Naxos (2006)
    Ariadne auf Naxos
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 2006
  • Elektra (2005)
    Elektra
    Video
    • conductor
    • 2005
  • Ariadne auf Naxos (2001)
    Ariadne auf Naxos
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 2001
  • John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener in Being John Malkovich (1999)
    Being John Malkovich
    7.7
    • conductor: Bartok excerpt (uncredited)
    • 1999
  • Salome (1997)
    Salome
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1997
  • Diana Rigg in Cleveland Plays the Proms (1994)
    Cleveland Plays the Proms
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1994
  • Fidelio (1990)
    Fidelio
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1990
  • Dohnanyi and the Cleveland Orchestra
    TV Special
    • musical director and conductor
    • 1987
  • La femme sans ombre
    TV Movie
    • musical director
    • 1980
  • Ich liebe dich - Melodien, die die Welt verzaubern
    TV Movie
    • choir
    • orchestra
    • 1971
  • Der junge Lord (1969)
    Der junge Lord
    7.8
    • conductor
    • 1969
  • Primadonnen - Ein festliches Opernkonzert
    TV Special
    • orchestra
    • 1969

Soundtrack

  • J.K. Simmons and Steven Yeun in Invincible (2021)
    Invincible
    8.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "Violin Concerto No. 1: II. Crotchet = c. 108"
    • 2026
  • Ultras (2025)
    Ultras
    6.1
    • performer: "Symphony No 5, Scherzo. Allegro"
    • 2025
  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Liza Colón-Zayas, Jeremy Allen White, Abby Elliott, Lionel Boyce, Matty Matheson, and Ayo Edebiri in The Bear (2022)
    The Bear
    8.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 'Italian': IV. Saltarello (Presto)"
    • 2024
  • John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener in Being John Malkovich (1999)
    Being John Malkovich
    7.7
    • performer: "Allegro, from Music for Strings"
    • 1999
  • Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, and Ryan Todd in Pontiac Moon (1994)
    Pontiac Moon
    5.6
    • performer: "1812 Overture"
    • 1994

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Discogs
    • France national library catalogue
  • Born
    • September 8, 1929
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • September 6, 2025
    • Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  • Spouses
      Barbara Koller? - September 6, 2025 (his death)
  • Children
    • Justus von Dohnányi
  • Parents
      Hans von Dohnany
  • Relatives
      Ernõ Dohnányi(Grandparent)
  • Other works
    His ballet, "The Shadow," was performed with Franck's ballet, "Symphonic Variations," and Ravel's ballet, "Daphnis and Chloe," in a Royal Ballet production at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England with Philip Chatfield, Svetlana Beriosova, Derek Rencher, Merle Park, Margot Fonteyn, Michael Somes, Alexander Grant, and Desmond Doyle in the cast.

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    Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra from 1984 to 2002.

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