About Gustav Classens
Lived 1894 – 1977 (aged 82). Gustav Classens was a German conductor.
Gustav Classens (12 October 189418 June 1977) was a German conductor who shaped musical life in Bonn. He was municipal music director and conductor of the Beethoven Orchester Bonn from 1933 to 1949, continuing concerts during World War II and reviving them after the war. He was then for decades conductor of the choir Chor der Bonner Bach-Gemeinschaft that he founded.
Career Gustav Xavier Maria August Classens was born in Aachen, the son of the photographer August Classens (1849–after 1902) and his wife Maria Classens, née Jessen.
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Who was Gustav Classens?
German conductor (1894–1977)
When was Gustav Classens born?
Gustav Classens was born on 12 October 1894 in Aachen.
When did Gustav Classens die?
Gustav Classens died on 18 June 1977 in Bonn.
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Gustav Classens was a conductor.
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Gustav Classens was German.
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