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CodeDS/UK/2632
NameHorvat; Milan (1919-); Croatian conductor
Dates1919-
GenderMale
BiographyMilan Horvat (born 28 July 1919) is a Croatian conductor. From 1969 until 1975, he was head of the newly created Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Subsequently until his retirement in 1989 he tought a class for orchestral conducting at the University of Music in Graz/Austria; among his pupils were Fabio Luisi, Richard Hein, Michele Trenti and Gerhard Präsent. In recent years, he has conducted orchestras across Europe in cities such as Berlin, Rome, Salzburg, and Lisbon.

Horvat was born in Pakrac. Some of his performances have been released on CD, including Dvorak's fourth and eighth symphonies, with the Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra, on the Excelsior label; and Rachmaninoff's third piano concerto with David Helfgott as soloist with the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra on the RCA Victor label.

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