German conductor (died 1998)

Klaus Tennstedt

Klaus Hermann Wilhelm Tennstedt was a German conductor from Merseburg. Known for his interpretation of the Austro-German repertoire, especially his sympathetic approaches towards Gustav Mahler, Tennstedt is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential conductors of the late 20th century. He worked with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the NDR Symphony Orchestra, and other highly regarded ensembles such as the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and most notably the London Philharmonic Orchestra, with which he was closely associated and recorded many of his celebrated recordings under the EMI label, including a cycle of Mahler's 10 symphonies.

Born

1926

June 6

Died

Living

Era

1920s

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1926 Born

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913 Constantine VII, the eight-year-old illegitimate son of Leo VI the Wise, becomes nominal ruler of the Byzantine Empire under the regency of a seven-man council headed by Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos, appointed by Constantine's uncle Alexander on his deathbed.
1505 The M8.2–8.8 Lo Mustang earthquake affects Tibet and Nepal, causing severe damage in Kathmandu and parts of the Indo-Gangetic plain.
1513 War of the League of Cambrai: In the Battle of Novara, Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis II de la Trémoille, forcing them to abandon Milan; Duke Massimiliano Sforza is restored.
1523 Swedish regent Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden and, marking a symbolic end to the Kalmar Union, 6 June is designated the country's national day.

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The world in 1926

When Klaus arrived

april 21 Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
april 24 The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
april 6 Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
april 7 Violet Gibson attempts to assassinate Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on June 6

Colin Quinn 1959– American comedian and actor Karl Ferdinand Braun 1850–1918 German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1850) Kenny Pickett 1998– American football player Ninette de Valois 1898– English ballerina, choreographer, and director (died 2001) Peter Carington 1919– 6th Baron Carrington, English army officer and politician, 6th Secretary General of NATO (died 2018) Sunil Dutt 1929–2005 Indian actor, director, producer, and politician (died 2005) Thomas Mann 1875–1955 German author and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1875)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1926

A. N. R. Robinson 1926–2014 Trinbagonian politician, 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (born 1926) Alfredo Di Stéfano 1926–2014 Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach (died 2014) Anahit Tsitsikian 1926– Armenian violinist and educator (died 1999) Andy Griffith 1926–2012 American actor, singer, and producer (born 1926) Avraham Adan 1926–2012 Israeli general (died 2012) Bernard Nathanson 1926–2011 American physician and activist (born 1926) Beryl Cook 1926–2008 English painter and illustrator (born 1926) Boris Chetkov 1926–2010 Russian painter (died 2010) Bruno Bartoletti 1926–2013 Italian conductor (died 2013)

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