Hugo Reichenberger

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rdf:langString Hugo Reichenberger (28 July 1873 – 11 October 1938) was a German conductor and composer. After stations in Bremen, Aachen, Stuttgart and Munich (National Theatre) Hugo Reichenberger became 1st "Kapellmeister" at the Stadttheater Frankfurt/Main in 1905 where he premiered Richard Strauss' Salome in 1907. From 1908 to 1935 he was a permanent conductor at the Vienna Court Opera and State Opera.He was one of the most frequent conductors of the Vienna State Opera, giving more than 2000 performances, among which emerge the premieres of Richard Strauss' Elektra in 1909 and Leos Janáceks Jenufa in 1918. As a guest conductor he visited Madrid, Berlin (Philharmonic Orchestra), Coburg, Bukarest, Munich, Warsaw, Budapest, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brussels and Egypt.