The head of the orchestre français Georges Prêtre, who has regularly directed the Symphony Orchestra of Vienna, died Wednesday at the age of 92, announced that the philharmonic Society of Vienna.
“The philharmonic Society of Vienna is bereaved by the death of its honorary member, George Priest,” wrote on its web site the prestigious musical institution that includes the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra.
George Priest died in Navès, in the Tarn, where he lived and possessed the castle of Vaudricourt, has confirmed the deputy mayor of Navès responsible for culture, Brigitte Leases, which regularly organized animations with the conductor.
Born in the north of France on August 24, 1924, entered at 15 years of age at the Paris Conservatoire, the orchestra leader has led the bulk of his career abroad, particularly in Vienna, where he was the “chief executive officer guest”, from 1986 to 1991, the Symphony orchestra, the second formation of the capital next to the famous Philharmonic orchestra.
to Him who confided regularly to be “Viennese” has also directed the prestigious New Year concert at the podium of the Vienna Philharmonic on two occasions, in 2008 and 2010.
It was, in the course of his career, been the baton of the world’s greatest orchestras of Chicago and the Metropolitan Opera of New York to the Scala in Milan and the royal philharmonic orchestra of London.
The chief had still led the Vienna Philharmonic in 2013 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris in repertoire including Ravel, Beethoven and Strauss.
It was also several times product to Toulouse, in particular with the orchestre national du Capitole which he had, for example, offered a “carte blanche” at the Halle aux Grains in December 2015.
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