Gerhard Wimberger


Gerhard Wimberger was an Austrian composer and conductor.

Career

Wimberger studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. His teachers were Cesar Bresgen and Johann Nepomuk David for composition, and Clemens Krauss and :de:Bernhard Paumgartner|Bernhard Paumgartner for conducting.
After World War II, in which he served in the army, he worked as vocal coach at the Vienna Volksoper, then as conductor at the Salzburg Theatre, before becoming a teacher for conducting and composition at the Mozarteum. Among his many pupils were Klaus Ager, Sergio Cárdenas, Dieter Lehnhoff, and Gerd Kühr. Wimberger also served as member of the directory of the Salzburg Festival, and as president of the :de:Gesellschaft der Autoren, Komponisten und Musikverleger|Austrian Composers' Association AKM.
He died in October 2016 at the age of 93. A memorial concert was held in his honor at the Mozarteum in January 2017.

Scenic works