Günther Herbig (born 30 November 1931) is a Germanconductor.
Born inÚstí nad Labem,Czechoslovakia, Herbig studied conducting at the Franz Liszt Academy inWeimar in 1951 (then inEast Germany) withHermann Abendroth. He later was a student ofHermann Scherchen,Arvids Jansons, andHerbert von Karajan. After completing his studies, he becameKapellmeister at theDeutsches Nationaltheater and Staatskapelle Weimar in 1956. He subsequently held operatic posts inErfurt andPotsdam. From 1972 to 1977, he was chief conductor of theDresden Philharmonic. He was chief conductor of theBerlin Symphony Orchestra from 1977 to 1983. After a dispute with theSED Politburo, Herbig left the GDR and emigrated to theUnited States.
In North America, Herbig was music director of theDetroit Symphony Orchestra from 1984 to 1990. He worked regularly with theToronto Symphony Orchestra from 1988 to 1994, initially as its artistic adviser and later as its music director.[1] From 2001 to 2006 he served as Chief Conductor of Radio Symphony Orchestra Saarbrücken, nowDeutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern. More recently Herbig has been the principal guest conductor and music adviser (2003–2006; and 2009–present) of theColumbus Symphony Orchestra. Since 2006 he is the Main Invited Conductor of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria (OFCG) in Spain
Herbig holds the title of Conductor Laureate of the TaiwanNational Symphony Orchestra.
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| Preceded by | Principal Conductor, Berlin Symphony Orchestra 1977–1983 | Succeeded by |
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