Georg Ludwig Jochum

Georg Ludwig Jochum (sometimes hyphenated as Georg-Ludwig Jochum) (10 December 1909 – 1 November 1970) was a German conductor and younger brother of better-known conductor Eugen Jochum.

He was born in Babenhausen near Augsburg, Germany. After studies in Munich, in 1932 he was appointed General Music Director of the city of Münster. This made him the youngest orchestral chief in Germany.[1] Like his brother, he is especially associated with the music of Anton Bruckner. His recording of Bruckner's Symphony No. 2, released in 1944, was the first recording of this work available on records. He died in Mülheim, Germany.

References

  1. ^ Schmidt, Christoph (2006). Nationalsozialistische Kulturpolitik im Gau Westfalen-nord: Regionale Strukturen und lokale Milieus (1933 - 1945). Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh. p. 297. ISBN 3-506-72983-7. "Zum letzten Musikdirektor vor der nationalsozialistischen Machtübernahme wurde 1932 der 1909 in Babenhausen geborene Dirigent Georg Ludwig Jochum ernannt. Dieser hatte in München studiert und fand als Musikdirektor in der westfälischen Provinzialhauptstadt seine erste große Anstellung. Jochum war zu dieser Zeit der jüngste Generalmusikdirektor Deutschlands."


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