Heribert Beissel

Heribert Beissel
Born(1933-03-27)27 March 1933
Wesel, Germany
Died11 June 2021(2021-06-11) (aged 88)
Germany
EducationHochschule für Musik Köln
OccupationConductor
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Heribert Beissel (27 March 1933[1] – 11 June 2021[2][3]) was a German conductor. While based in Bonn for decades, as conductor at the Bonn Opera and as founder and conductor of the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn, he also held leading positions in Halle (Saale) and Frankfurt (Oder) after the German reunification. His discography covers composers from Bach to Debussy.

  1. ^ "Heribert Beissel / deutscher Dirigent; Prof.". Munzinger Biographie (in German). 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ Hartmann, Bernhard (15 June 2021). "Nachruf: Dirigent Heribert Beissel mit 88 Jahren gestorben". Bonner General-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Dirigent Heribert Beissel gestorben". Märkische Oderzeitung (in German). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.