Franz Marszalek

Conductor

1900 – 1975

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Who was Franz Marszalek?

Franz Marszalek was a German conductor and composer, who was a leading figure in operetta. He began his studies in Wrocław, and moved to Berlin in 1933. He conducted the Cologne Radio Orchestra from 1949 to 1965, with an emphasis on operetta music. He was a longtime friend of the operetta composer Eduard Künneke, whose music he championed in concerts and in recordings with the Cologne Radio Orchestra and the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra.

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Born
Aug 2, 1900
Wrocław
Lived in
  • Wrocław
Died
Oct 28, 1975
Cologne

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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