Christoph von Dohnányi

Christoph von Dohnányi
Dohnányi in 2016
Born(1929-09-08)8 September 1929
Berlin, Brandenburg, then-Prussia
Died6 September 2025(2025-09-06) (aged 95)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
EducationHochschule für Musik und Theater München
OccupationConductor
Spouse(s)Renate Zillessen
Anja Silja
Barbara Koller (2004–death)
Children5 (including Justus von Dohnányi)
Parents
  • Hans von Dohnanyi (father)
  • Christine von Dohnanyi (mother)
Family

Christoph von Dohnányi (de; 8 September 1929 – 6 September 2025) was a German conductor. He was both music director and later artistic director at the Oper Frankfurt until 1977, and then worked at the Hamburg State Opera. He was music director of The Cleveland Orchestra from 1984 to 2002. He was principal conductor of London's Philharmonia Orchestra from 1997 to 2008. He was chief conductor of the NDR Symphony Orchestra from 2004 to 2010.

Dohnányi died in Munich, Germany on 6 September 2025, two days before his 96th birthday.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Rosenberg, Donald (September 7, 2025). "Christoph von Dohnanyi, visionary conductor who elevated the Cleveland Orchestra to global prominence, dies at 95". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved September 8, 2025.

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