Wilhelm Furtwangler News

Wilhelm Furtwangler's name may be hard for Americans to pronounce, but the reason this great conductor isn't so well-remembered here is that he chose to remain in Germany during WWII, though he was never a member of the Nazi Party, and was exonerated by a postwar tribunal.

The great Berlin Philharmonic brought joy to classical lovers when performed at the Emirates Palace Auditorium Tuesday evening as part of Abu Dhabi Classics Festival organised by Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage.

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Conductor and composer Wilhelm Furtwangler, one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century, once expressed himself to be against the production of CD's.... but now classical music is available many platforms and formats.