Josef Alois Krips (8 April 1902 [1] – 13 October 1974) [1] was an Austrian conductor and violinist. Krips was born in Vienna. His father was Josef Jakob Krips, [2] a medical doctor and amateur singer, [3] and his mother was Aloisia, née Seitz. [2] .

Josef Krips (born Vienna, 8 April 1902; died Geneva, 13 October 1974) was an Austrian conductor and violinist. Krips was born into a Jewish family. He became a pupil of Eusebius Mandyczewski and Felix Weingartner. From 1921 to 1924, he was Weingartner's assistant at the Vienna Volksoper where he worked as repetiteur and chorus master.

Oct 14, 1974 · Josef Krips, one of the last representatives of the great Viennese school of conducting, died Saturday night at the Cantonal Hospital in Geneva, where he was being treated for lung cancer. He was...

Josef Krips BPO Music Director: 1954-63 Born in Vienna on April 8, 1902, Krips’ earliest musical studies began on the violin which he followed with formal training at the Vienna Academy.

Recorded at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw in June 1972, Josef Krips’ performances of Mozart’s last two symphonies now make a welcome reappearance in newly refurbished digital sound.

Josef Krips could at times be excessively authoritarian with the orchestra musicians, but he was invariably kind to his soloists and was magnanimous about spotlighting them.

Josef Krips, The National Symphony Orchestra, Johann Strauss Jr. – The Blue Danube Waltz/The Emperor Waltz. Explore Josef Krips's biography, discography, and artist credits. Shop rare vinyl records, top albums, and more on Discogs.

Apr 20, 2016 · Born in Vienna in April 1902, the cheery-looking Josef Krips seems to have been pre-destined to achieve eminence in the Viennese classics. He recorded with both the Wiener Philharmoniker and the key London orchestras for Decca in the 1940s, 50s and 60s and the interpretations have genuine expressive power while remaining devoid of exaggeration ...

Aug 27, 1995 · Twenty years after he died in 1974 at age 72, the Viennese conductor Josef Krips was the subject of a memoir. It had been put together by his third wife, Harrietta, and published in Vienna under...

Apr 28, 2023 · The Austrian conductor and violinist Josef Krips visited with Studs Terkel in November 1964. During their conversation, Krips shared stories about his life in music, his reverence of Mozart, and his unwavering conviction that “art is an essential part of a human life.”