Helmut Peter Müller-Brühl (28 June 1933 – 2 January 2012) was a German conductor. Müller-Brühl was a pupil of

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, founder of the

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. In 1958, Müller-Brühl invited this orchestra to be the principal orchestra for concerts given at his family home, Schloss Brühl. In 1964, the orchestra's conductor, Erich Kraak, invited Müller-Brühl to be chief conductor, and Müller-Brühl led the orchestra until 2008. He also successfully collaborated with

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on the “Discovery” album of

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s by the

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. Müller-Brühl died on January 2, 2012, following a long illness. (German) He was 78.

References

Helmut Müller-Brühl biography and discography
at Naxos.com

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