Considered one of the greatest conductors of the post-war era, Wolfgang
Sawallisch (1923-2013) was also a brilliant pianist who began his apprenticeship
at the age of five, before going on to study at the Munich Conservatory. First
prize in duet at the Geneva International Competition in 1949, he moved on to
conducting at the Augsburg Opera and then the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, where
he was appointed in 1960. In his heyday, Wolfgang Sawallisch successively led
the Munich State Opera Orchestra (1971-1992) and the Orchestre de la Suisse
Romande (1972-1980), the Bavarian State Ope...