Heinz Fricke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heinz Fricke

German musician

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1927

Place of Birth: Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 07-Dec-2015

Profession: conductor

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Heinz Fricke (11 February 1927 – 7 December 2015) was a German conductor.
From 1961 to 1992 he held the position of Generalmusikdirektor of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin.
He also worked at the Den Norske Opera.
In 2010 Fricke announced his retirement after 18 years with the Washington National Opera and the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra (he was appointed to both in 1993).
He was the honorary Music Director Emeritus of the WNO and the KCOHO.