Person Open DS/UK/13892 Mund; Uwe (1941-); Austrian conductor Mund Uwe 1941- Austrian conductor Male

Uwe Mund (20 March 1941) is an Austrian conductor. At the age of fourteen he gave his first concert as solo pianist and at sixteen he began his studies as a conductor and composer. Born in Vianna, he became at the age of twenty conductor of the Vienna Boys' Choir, with which he toured Europe and America. He also conducted the Viennese Hofmusikkapelle, a court orchestra dating back to the Middle Ages. He became solo répétiteur for the Vienna State Opera and assistant conductor of the Wiener Singverein in 1963. He was music director at Musiktheater im Revier in Gelsenkirchen from 1977 until 1988, where his work and passion are considered to have defined an era. He was music director at Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, from 1987 until 1994 and from 1998 at the Kyoto Symphony Orchesta. He was guest conductor at numerous other (opera) houses. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 3/14/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 30ae7fec-ba7d-4a0c-9cd0-367ac89a5a60