Stein, Horst (Walter)
Stein, Horst (Walter) (b Elberfeld, 1928). Ger. conductor. Cond. at Hamburg Opera 1951–5, Berlin State Opera 1955–61, Mannheim 1963–70, Vienna 1970–2. Gen. mus. dir. Hamburg State Opera 1972–7. Cond., Orchestre de la Suisse Romande 1980–5, Bamberg SO from 1986. Bayreuth début 1969 (Parsifal), subsequently cond. Der Ring des Nibelungen 1970–5. Salzburg Fest. début 1973 (Vienna PO concert), opera 1985 (Capriccio).
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