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Buste de Wilhelm Furtwängler

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Buste de Wilhelm Furtwängler
© Visit Montreux
Type
Bust
Address
Port du Basset, Clarens

The great German conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, a legendary figure of twentieth-century conducting and long-time director of the Berlin Philharmonic, chose Clarens, on the lakeside west of Montreux, to live out his final years, from 1945 until his death in 1954. His bust stands near the Port du Basset, a few steps from the lake he loved to contemplate. A discreet reminder of the appeal the Riviera held for the greatest classical musicians. Unveiled on 28 August 2016 on the initiative of Karl-Ivo Dane, the monument was funded by several Furtwängler societies from Germany, Japan and France, as well as by the conductor's family.

  • The donors' plaque, on the back of the monument: Karl-Ivo Dane, the initiator, the Furtwängler societies of Berlin, Japan and Paris, and the conductor's family.
The donors' plaque, on the back of the monument: Karl-Ivo Dane, the initiator, the Furtwängler societies of Berlin, Japan and Paris, and the conductor's family. © Visit Montreux

Related artists :Wilhelm FurtwänglerBernard Bavaud

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