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Paul Kuentz (Conductor)
Born: May 4, 1930 - Mulhouse, France
The Frech conductor, Paul Kuentz, studied at the Paris Conservatoire from 1947 to 1950, with Noel Gallon, Georges Hugon and Eugene Bigot. Paul Kuentz founded the Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra in 1951. He made with his orchestra many tours of Europe and the USA, including the orchestral works of Bach at Saint-Severin and concert at Carnegie Hall in 1968. He performed frequently French music, including premieres of works by P.M. Dubois, J. Casterede and J. Charpentier. He 1956 he married Monique Frasca-Colombier. In 1972 he founded the Paul Kuentz Chorus. Recordings include: J.S. Bach's Orchestral Suites, Mass in B Minor (BWV 232) and Musikalisches Opfer; Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons, and other concertos; Flute concertos by Haydn, Blavet, Mozart, Leclair and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi; Music by Delalande, Mouret, Gabrieli and Gluck; Mozart's Concerto K 299, Requiem, Bastien und Bastienne and Church Sonatas; Harp concertos by Georg Frideric Handel, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Boieldieu, Wagenseil and Ditterdorf; Haydn Symphonies Nos. 85 and 101 (EMI); Other labels include Decca and Deutsche Grammophon.

Source: International Who's Who in Music & Musicians' Directory (13^th Edition, 1992/93) Contributed by: Aryeh Oron (November 2005)
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