Moshe Atzmon

Moshe Atzmon (Hebrew: משה עצמון, born 30 July 1931) is an Israeli conductor.

He was born Móse Grószberger in Budapest, and at the age of thirteen he emigrated with his family to Tel Aviv, Israel. He started his musical career on the horn before going to London for further studies in conducting.

He has won several conducting prizes and held many positions with major orchestras. He was chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra from 1967–71 and the Basel Symphony Orchestra from 1972-86. He was chief conductor of orchestras in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Rennes and of the Dortmunder Philharmoniker.

Preceded by
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
Principal Conductors, North German Radio Symphony Orchestra
19711976
Succeeded by
Klaus Tennstedt


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