Hans Herbert Jöris

Hans Herbert Jöris (also Hans-Herbert; 15 May 1925 – 18 January 2008) was a German conductor and academic teacher who worked at the Theater Dortmund and the Staatsoper Hannover and taught at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover.

Career Born in Viersen, Jöris was the first son of Hans Jöris, a Kirchenmusikdirektor, and his wife Adele Jöris (née Franken). He took lessons in violin, piano and organ as a child. From 1931, he attended the Diergardtschule and then the gymnasium in Viersen, finishing with the Abitur in 1943. He was drafted into the Wehrmacht and was a prisoner of war, returning to Viersen in 1945. Jöris studied conducting at the Musikhochschule Köln with Günter Wand.