Kurt Wöss also Kurt Woess (2 May 1914, in

Linz Linz (Pronunciation: , ; ) is the capital of Upper Austria and List of cities and towns in Austria, third-largest city in Austria. Located on the river Danube, the city is in the far north of Austria, south of the border with the Czech Repub ...

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– 4 December 1987, in

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) was an

n conductor and

musicologist Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, f ...

. Wöss was principal conductor of the

NHK Symphony Orchestra The is a Japanese broadcast orchestra based in Tokyo. The orchestra gives concerts in several venues, including the NHK Hall, Suntory Hall, and the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. History The orchestra was founded as the ''New Symphony Orchestr ...

from 1951 to 1954. From 1956 to 1959 he was chief conductor of the

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is an Australian orchestra based in Melbourne. The MSO is resident at Hamer Hall. The MSO has its own choir, the MSO Chorus, following integration with the Melbourne Chorale in 2008. The MSO relies on fun ...

(then known as the Victorian Symphony Orchestra).

Decorations and awards

* Title of professor *

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art () is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian Decoration for Science and Art" was established by the National C ...

* Anton Bruckner Interpretation Prize * Gold Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria * Culture Medal of the City of Linz * Honorary member of the Franz Schmidt community

References

* 1914 births 1987 deaths Musicians from Linz Austrian male conductors (music) Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class Recipients of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria 20th-century Austrian conductors (music) 20th-century Austrian male musicians Chief conductors of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chief conductors of the Tonkünstler Orchestra {{Austria-musician-stub