| Charles Münch Born: 26-Sep-1891
Birthplace: Strassburg, Germany
Died: 6-Nov-1968
Location of death: Richmond, VA [1]
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Conductor Nationality: France
Executive summary: Conductor, Orchestre National de France, 1962-68 Military service: German Army (WWI, wounded)
[1] John Marshall Hotel, Richmond, VA.
Father: Ernest Münch (music professor)
Mother: Celestine Simon
Wife: Geneviève Maury (m. 31-Jan-1933)
University: Strasbourg Conservatoire (1912)
University: Paris Conservatoire
Professor: Violin, Strasbourg Conservatoire (1920-)
Professor: Conducting, Paris Conservatoire (1937-45)
Administrator: President, École Normale de Musique (1963-)
Orchestre de Paris Founder and Music Director (1967-68)
Orchestre National de France Music Director (1962-68)
Boston Symphony Orchestra Music Director (1949-62)
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire Conductor (1938-46)
Société Philharmonique de Paris Music Director (1935-38)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Concert Master (1926-33)
French Legion of Honor 1945
Naturalized French Citizen 1918
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