Celibidache, Sergiu (1912-1996)

Romanian conductor. He studied musicology and conducting in Berlin 1939-45, becoming resident conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1948. In 1948 he shared the orchestra with Furtwängler on a tour of the USA. He was a guest conductor with the London Symphony Orchestra from 1977, and chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra from 1979. He also composed four symphonies and a Requiem. He joined the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, in 1985.