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Bernhard Paumgartner

Illustration — Bernhard Paumgartner (1887–1971) Bernhard Paumgartner (1887–1971) was an Austrian conductor, composer and musicologist.

Bernhard Paumgartner

Bernhard Paumgartner (1887–1971), Austrian conductor, composer and musicologist, pedagogue, founding member and president of the Salzburg Festival.

Georg Fayer · ÖNB, Bildarchiv Austria, Inventarnummer Pb 580.555-F 544 ( · Public domain

Born
1887 · Vienna.
Died
1971 · Salzburg.
Nationality
Austria
Occupation
conductor · composer · writer · musicologist · music historian · university teacher · biographer · translator
Fields
opera
Education
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Honours
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art · Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Order of St. Gregory the Great
Languages
German

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Illustration — Bernhard Paumgartner (1887–1971) Bernhard Paumgartner (1887–1971) was an Austrian conductor, composer and musicologist.

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