Hermann Levi
Hermann Levi · Arts & Literature
Orchestra conductor
1839, Giessen, Germany — 1900, Munich, Germany
Germany
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Hermann Levi was one of the foremost German conductors of the 19th century, court conductor in Munich, and the musician chosen by Richard Wagner to conduct the 1882 premiere of 'Parsifal' at Bayreuth. The son of the chief rabbi of Giessen, he remained Jewish throughout his life despite Wagner's pressure to convert.
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Orchestra conductor
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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