Helmut Müller-Brühl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German conductor
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Place of Birth: Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Helmut Müller-Brühl
- Helmut Müller-Brühl (28 June 1933 – 2 January 2012) was a German conductor. Müller-Brühl was a pupil of Hermann Abendroth, the founder of Cologne Chamber Orchestra.
- In 1958, Müller-Brühl invited this orchestra to be the principal orchestra for concerts given at his family home, Schloss Brühl.
- In 1964, the orchestra's conductor, Erich Kraak, invited Müller-Brühl to be chief conductor, and Müller-Brühl led the orchestra until 2008.
- Müller-Brühl also successfully collaborated with Takako Nishizaki on the “Discovery” album of violin concertos by the Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
- Müller-Brühl died on January 2, 2012 following a long illness.
- He was 78.
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