Heinz Wallberg
Heinz Wallberg was a well-known conductor in Germany and Austria.
As a child he studied trumpet, violin, and piano. He studied in the conservatories of Dortmund and Cologne. After graduation, he was accepted as both a violinist and trumpeter in the Cologne and Darmstadt orchestra.
Deciding to become a conductor, he made his earliest appearances in that capacity with several local and regional orchestras, including those of Münster, Trier, and Hagen. In 1954 he became Music Director in Augsburg and, in 1955, as Principal Music Director in Bremen.
He was Principal Music Director in Wiesbaden in 1960 to 1974. At the same time he was the conductor of the Lower Austrian Tonkunstler Orchestra in Vienna (1964 - 1974). In 1975 he became the Principal conductor of the Bavarian Radio Orchestra (until 1982) and of the Essen Philharmonic (lasting through 1991).
After 1991 he guest conducted widely in Japan, France, Britain, Germany, Austria, Finland, and elsewhere, as well as in the major festivals of Salzburg, Munich, Vienna, Florence, Barcelona, Prague and others.
He was a frequent conductor at the Vienna State Opera, where he led over 450 performances. His recording of Weinberger's opera Schwanda the Bagpipe Player was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1982. He conducted the premiere, in 1976 of Werner Egk's opera Die Versuchnung des Heiligen Antonius and Rudolf Wagner-Régeny's opera Das Bergwerk zu Falun.
He accompanied the NHK Symphony of Tokyo, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra on major tours. He was a recipient of the Grand Cross for Distinguished Service in Germany and the Cross of Distinction for Art and Science, First Class, of Austria, and the Bruckner Medal.
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R. Strauss: Die schweigsame Frau, Op. 80, TrV 265
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Heinz Wallberg, Fritz Wunderlich, Hans Hotter, Hermann Prey, Ingeborg Hallstein
Opera - Released by BR-Klassik on 5 apr. 2024
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto N°3 & 4
Alfred Brendel, Vienna Pro Music Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Heinz Wallberg
Klassiek - Released by Tuxedo on 1 sep. 1989
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Great Singers Live
Margaret Price, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Heinz Wallberg, Leopold Hager, Thomas Fulton
Opera - Released by BR-Klassik on 26 mei 2011
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Weinberger: Schwanda the Bagpiper
Klassiek - Released by Sony Classical on 22 sep. 2017
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Schubert: Die Verschworenen
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 8 jun. 2012
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 "Emperor" & Rondo, WoO 6 (1995 Remastered Version)
Alfred Brendel, Vienna Volksoper Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, Heinz Wallberg, Zubin Mehta
Concertmuziek - Released by Vox on 28 jul. 2023
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Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1; Scottish Fantasia
Arthur Grumiaux, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Heinz Wallberg
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 2005
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Franz Lehár : Die lustige Witwe (La Veuve joyeuse)
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 14 jan. 2013
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Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Klassiek - Released by Eurodisc on 6 jan. 1979
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Haydn: Sinfonie No. 45 "Farewell" - Sinfonie No. 101 "The Clock"
Bamberger Symphoniker, István Kertész, Heinz Wallberg
Klassiek - Released by Adora on 3 mei 2019
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Schubert: Der vierjährige Posten
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 1 apr. 1998
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Opera - Released by Preiser Records on 15 apr. 2013
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Humperdinck: Hänsel & Gretel
Heinz Wallberg, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 19 nov. 2010
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Coloratura Arias
Eva Lind, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Heinz Wallberg
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 27 aug. 1989
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Lehár: Friederike
Helen Donath, Adolf Dallapozza, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Heinz Wallberg
Opera - Released by Warner Classics on 31 jan. 2014
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Opera Highlights: James King (Live) [Orfeo d'Or]
James King, Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hildegard Behrens, Peter Glossop, Heinz Wallberg, Kurt Peter Eichhorn
Opera - Released by Orfeo on 28 apr. 2005
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Birgit Nilsson sings Beethoven, Weber & Mozart
Birgit Nilsson, Heinz Wallberg, Philharmonia Orchestra
Opera - Released by The state51 Conspiracy on 3 apr. 2020
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Weber: Der Freischütz, Op. 77, Act II: Leise, leise, fromme Weise!
Birgit Nilsson, Heinz Wallberg, Philharmonia Orchestra
Opera - Released by The state51 Conspiracy Ltd on 3 apr. 2020
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Beethoven: Concerto pour piano No. 3 (Stereo Version)
Alfred Brendel, Heinz Wallberg, Pro Musica Orchester Wien
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1961
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Albert Lortzing: Der Wildschütz
Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Heinz Wallberg
Klassiek - Released by Cantus Classics on 1 sep. 2011
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
Alfred Brendel, Wiener Symphoniker, Heinz Wallberg
Concertmuziek - Released by Vox on 1 jan. 1995
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