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Helmuth Froschauer
Austrian conductor (1933–2019)
Helmuth Emil Froschauer (22 September 1933 – 18 August 2019) was an Austrian conductor, especially a choral conductor who received his first training as a member of the Wiener Sängerknaben.
He conducted the choir from 1953 to 1965, including 22 international tours.
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He went on to conduct the choirs of the Wiener Singverein, the Vienna State Opera and the WDR Rundfunkchor Köln. As a close collaborator of Herbert von Karajan from 1989, he prepared choirs for the Salzburg Festival among others.
Life and career
Born in Vienna, Froschauer received his musical education with the Wiener Sängerknaben boys' choir.[1][2][3] He studied piano, horn, composition and conducting at the Wiener Musikakademie.[2]
From 1953 to 1965 he conducted one of the choirs of the Wiener Sängerknaben.
As Kapellmeister he led this ensemble on 22 international tours.[1][4] He conducted the choir