Heribert Beissel
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Heribert Beissel is a German orchestral conductor. He is perhaps best known for conducting works by 19th century Romantic composers, such as Chopin. His discography covers composers from Bach
Bạch
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 to Debussy. He is an alumnus of the Hochschule für Musik Köln
Hochschule für Musik Köln
The Cologne University of Music is a music college in Cologne, and Germany's largest academy of music.-History:The academy was founded by Ferdinand Hiller in 1850 as Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln...

 where he studied conducting with Günther Wand and composition with Frank Martin
Frank Martin (composer)
Frank Martin was a Swiss composer, who lived a large part of his life in the Netherlands.-Childhood and youth:...

. He began his conducting career in Bonn
Bonn
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, and in 1968 founded the Chur Cölnischen Chor Bonn, which he still directs.

He was the chief conductor of the Hamburger Symphoniker
Hamburger Symphoniker
The Hamburger Symphoniker is a German orchestra based in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 1957, it is one of the city's three largest orchestras...

 for 14 years, and director of the Folkwang-Kammerorchesters at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen
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 from 1979-1984. In 1986 he founded the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn, which he still directs. From 1991-1999 he was director of the Philharmonisches Staatsorchesters Halle, and is also the founder and director of the Landesjugendorchester Sachsen-Anhalt. From 2001-2006 he was director of the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchesters in Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt (Oder)
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During the 2009/2010 concert season he will conduct the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn, the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt and the Chur Cölnischer Choir Bonn.
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