Joachim Carlos Martini (4 May 1931 – 29 November 2015) was a Chilean-born German conductor. He founded the

Junge Kantorei Junge Kantorei is a German choir established in 1968 by Joachim Carlos Martini. The choir is noted for its performances of Handel's works. It is based in Frankfurt, Heidelberg, and Marburg Marburg ( or ) is a university town in the German fe ...

and the Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, both of which are known for their performances of

Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training i ...

's works. Under his direction, 20 recordings have been published. He also founded an archive dealing with music under

Nazism Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Na ...

and published a book on the history of Jewish musicians in Frankfurt during the Nazi period.

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