Kurt Sanderling
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Kurt Sanderling (born September 19, 1912) is a German conductor. He was born in Arys in East Prussia.
After early work at the Berlin Städtische Oper, Sanderling left for Russia in 1936, where he worked with the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra. From 1942 to 1960 he was joint principal conductor (with Evgeny Mravinsky) of the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra. He then returned to Germany (now East Germany) where he conducted the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and the Dresden Staatskapelle. He made his British debut in 1970. He later became particularly associated with the Philharmonia Orchestra starting in January 1980, with a series of performances of the complete Beethoven symphonies at Wembley. The Philharmonia later appointed Sanderling their Conductor Emeritus. He announced his retirement from conducting in 2002.
His recordings include sets of the complete Beethoven symphonies (with the Philharmonia, originally for EMI) and piano concertos (with pianist Mitsuko Uchida and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra).
Kurt Sanderling has been married twice. His son, by his first wife, is the conductor Thomas Sanderling. His marriage to his first wife ended in divorce after his return to East Germany in 1960. His second wife is the former Barbara Wagner, a double bassist in the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. Together, they have had two sons, the conductor Stefan Sanderling and the cellist Michael Sanderling[1].
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| Preceded by Hermann Hildebrandt |
Principal Conductor, Konzerthausorchester Berlin 1960–1977 |
Succeeded by Günther Herbig |
| Preceded by Otmar Suitner |
Principal Conductor, Dresden Staatskapelle 1964–1967 |
Succeeded by Martin Turnovský |
