Hans Gillesberger (29 November 1909 – 4 March 1986) was an Austrian choir director. He directed the

Vienna Boys' Choir The Vienna Boys' Choir (german: Wiener Sängerknaben) is a choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other countr ...

from 1942 to 1945, then becoming deputy director for the

Vienna State Opera The Vienna State Opera (, ) is an opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. It was built from 1861 to 1869 following plans by August S ...

. He also taught at the

University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, abbreviated MDW) is an Austrian university located in Vienna, established in 1817. With a student body of over three thousa ...

. He returned to the Vienna Boys' Choir as artistic director in 1965. He has been called "one of the most important choral conductors of the postwar period".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gillesberger, Hans 1909 births 1986 deaths Austrian choral conductors Male conductors (music) Vienna State Opera Academic staff of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna 20th-century Austrian conductors (music) 20th-century Austrian male musicians