Wolfgang Fortner

Wolfgang Fortner
Three-quarter view of elderly man's face: clean-shaven, with dark-rimmed spectacles and receding hair.
Wolfgang Fortner in the 1970s
Born(1907-10-12)12 October 1907
Leipzig, Saxony, German Empire
Died5 September 1987(1987-09-05) (aged 79)
Heidelberg, West Germany
EducationLeipzig Conservatory
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Conductor
  • Academic teacher

Wolfgang Fortner (12 October 1907 – 5 September 1987) was a German composer, academic composition teacher and conductor.