Biography of Klaus Tennstedt

Klaus Tennstedt (* 6. June 1926 in Merseburg; † 11. January 1998 in Heikendorf) was a deutscher Dirigent. He was 71 years old. He was married to Inge Tennstedt. He studied at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. He received 4 awards, including Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement. His cause of death was lip and oral cavity carcinoma.