Rogner, Heinz
Rogner, Heinz
Rogner, Heinz , German conductor; b. Leipzig, Jan. 16, 1929. He studied piano with Hugo Steuer, viola with Gutschlicht, and conducting with Egon Bölsche at the Hochschule für Musik in Leipzig. He was a conductor at the German National Theater in Weimar (1951–54); then led the opera school at the Hochschule für Musik in Leipzig (1954–58). From 1958 to 1962 he was chief conductor of the Great Radio Orch. in Leipzig; from 1962 to 1973 he was Generalmusikdirektor of the State Opera in East Berlin. In 1973 he became chief conductor of the (East) Berlin Radio Sym. Orch.; also appeared as a guest conductor in Europe. He served as music director of the Yomiuri Nippon Sym. Orch. in Tokyo (1985–91).
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