Ferenc Fricsay was born in Budapest on 9th August 1914.
| 1920 – 1933 |
Music studies and diploma from the Budapest Academy of Music piano, violin, clarinet, trombone, percussion, composition and conducting)
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| 1930 |
Takes over the Young Musicians Orchestra from his father
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| 1934 – 1944 |
Conductor of the Szeged Military Band and music director of the Szeged-iner Philharmonic Orchestra
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| 1944 |
Escapes from the Gestapo and goes underground in Budapest
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| 1945 – 1948 |
Engagement at the State Opera and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Budapest
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| 1946 |
Performance of “Carmen” at the Vienna
Volksoper
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| 1947 |
World premiere of Gottfried v. Einem's “Dantons Tod” at the Salzburg
Festival
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| 1948 |
World première of Frank Martin’s “Zaubertrank” at the Salzburg Festival
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| 1949 – 1952 |
Chief conductor of the Berlin RIAS Orchestra and General Music Director of the City Opera
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| 1950 – 1955 |
Guest performances and concert tours in Argentina ( Buenos Aires), West Germany, Switzerland, England, Israel, USA (Houston) Lucerne Festial, Munich
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| 1956 – 1958 |
Named General Music Director of the State Opera in Munich (Otello, Wozzek, Die Fürsten Chowansky, Lucia etc)
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| 1958 |
Reopening of the Cuvillies-Theater (Munich) with "Marriage of Figaro".
Cancellation of all engagements due to illness
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| 1959 - 1961 |
Chief conductor of the Radio-Symphony Orchestra of Berlin (RSO). Inaugural concert of the large hall of the Broadcasting Studio, Free Berlin
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| 1961 |
On tour with Menuhin and the RSO; in July opening performance of the
Salz- burg Festival with “Idomeneo”, World première of Kodaly's Symphony in the Lucerne Festival. In September inauguration of the Deutsche Oper Berlin with “Don Giovanni”
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| 1961 |
Fricsay obtains the decoration, named
"Grosse Verdienstkreuzes der Bundesrepublik Deutschland"
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| 1962 |
Publication of the book “Über Mozart und Bartok” |
On February 20th, 1963 Ferenc Fricsay succumbs to his illness and dies in Basle at the hospital. He finds his last resting place in Ermatingen / Switzerland.
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