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Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (born September 15, 1933 in Burgos) is a Spanish conductor.
He studied violin, piano, and composition at the conservatories of Bilbao and Madrid. He graduated from the Hochschule für Musik in Munich in conducting and won the Richard Strauss prize.
He has served as music director of the Rundfunkorchester Berlin, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and the Vienna Philharmonic, as well as being principal guest conductor for numerous orchestras in Europe and the United States. He made his American debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
He has recorded extensively on a number of labels. Especially noteworthy are his performances of Mendelssohn's Elijah, the Mozart Requiem, Orff's Carmina Burana, Bizet's Carmen, and the complete works of Manuel de Falla.
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