Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Delibes: La Source; Rossini: Overtures; Chopin: Les Sylphides
April 19, 2016Peter Maag (1919-2001) was born in Switzerland to a musical family. After studies in theology and philosophy and an early career as a pianist, he was encouraged to conduct. In that field, his mentors included Ernest Ansermet and, above all, Wilhelm Furtwängler. His success as a conductor grew throughout the late 1940s and 50s, and […]