Kurt Redel
university teacher
- October 8, 1918
- February 12, 2013
- 94 years
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Kurt Redel, 94, German musician and conductor.
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Kurt Redel was a celebrated German flautist and conductor whose musical journey spanned decades of the
Kurt Redel
1918 – 2013
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A look at the life and career of German flautist and conductor Kurt Redel, who died in 2013.
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Kurt Redel was a celebrated German flautist and conductor whose musical journey spanned decades of the twentieth century. Born in Breslau in 1918, he refined his craft at the local conservatory before embarking on a distinguished career in orchestral performance. By 1939, his expertise led him to the Salzburg Mozarteum, where he was appointed to a prestigious professorship. After years with the Bavarian State Orchestra, he transitioned into academia at the Northwest German Music Academy. In 1953, he founded the Munich Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, recording extensive works from the Baroque and Classical eras. Beyond his performance career, he directed the Lourdes Festival for two decades. Redel remained active in music until his passing in Munich in 2013 at the age of 94.
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|Kurt Redel (8 October 1918 in Breslau, Silesia, now Wrocław – 12 February 2013 in Munich) was a German flautist and conductor.
Early life
Redel studied flute, violin, conducting, and composition, as well as music history and piano at the Breslau Conservatory. He worked as a solo flutist for the Meininger Landeskapelle (1938/39), Salzburg Mozarteum (1939/41, where he was also awarded a professorship) and Bavarian State Orchestra/Opera (1941/45). Between 1946 and 1953/56 he taught at the Northwest German Music Academy in Detmold.
Pro Arte Orchestra
In 1953 he founded the (Munich) Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra with which he made numerous recordings of works of Baroque, Classical and later periods. He founded the Lourdes Festival and was its director for 20 years.
Redel died on 12 February 2013. He was 94 years old.
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