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Anton Nanut

1932 – 2017

Slovenian musician

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About Anton Nanut

Lived 1932 – 2017 (aged 84). Anton Nanut was a Slovenian, Yugoslav and Italian conductor.

Anton Nanut (13 September 1932 – 13 January 2017) was a renowned Slovenian international conductor of classical music. From 1981 to 1999 he served as the chief conductor of the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra. He was a professor of conducting at the Ljubljana Academy of Music and the artistic leader of the Slovene Octet in its most productive years.

Works Nanut collaborated with over 200 orchestras and had made over 200 recordings with a variety of labels. Among the concerts that he valued most was a concert with the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra in the Carnegie Hall, his concerts with Staatskapelle Dresden, with the Berlin RIAS and with Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra.

Awards Nanut was bestowed numerous awards for his work, among them the Prešeren Foundation Award (for his interpretations of Beethoven), the Župančič Award, the Croatian Milka Trnina Award, the City of Split Award, a high state decoration of the Republic of Croatia, the Yugoslav award Lira, the Silver Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
University of Ljubljana
Employers
University of Ljubljana
Awards
Prešeren Award; Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia; Župančič Award; Prešeren Fund Awards

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Anton Nanut's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Anton Nanut?

Slovenian musician (1932–2017)

When was Anton Nanut born?

Anton Nanut was born on 13 September 1932 in Kanal ob Soči.

When did Anton Nanut die?

Anton Nanut died on 13 January 2017 in Šempeter pri Gorici.

What was Anton Nanut's occupation?

Anton Nanut was a conductor.

What nationality was Anton Nanut?

Anton Nanut was Slovenian, Yugoslav and Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Anton Nanut

· Wikidata: Q2857027

· DBpedia: Anton Nanut

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