Klaus Tennstedt

Klaus Hermann Wilhelm Tennstedt was a German conductor from Merseburg. Known for his interpretation of the Austro-German repertoire, especially his sympathetic approaches towards Gustav Mahler, Tennstedt is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential conductors of the late 20th century. He worked with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the NDR Symphony Orchestra, and other highly regarded ensembles such as the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and most notably the London Philharmonic Orchestra, with which he was closely associated and recorded many of his celebrated recordings under the EMI label, including a cycle of Mahler's 10 symphonies.

6 June 1926

Born on the same birth day (6 June): Andrea Cesalpino • David Connolly • Henry Allingham • Isaiah Berlin • Jean Pouliot • Jon Henricks • Joseph I of Portugal • Kenneth Connor • Pape Souaré • Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington • Roberto De Zerbi • Sonya Walger • Tony Levin • Vic Mensa

Born in the same month (June 1926): Allan Sandage • Arnaldo Pomodoro • Conrad Hall • Flora MacDonald (politician) • George Englund • George Robb (footballer) • Jean-Noël Tremblay • Kenny Baker (fiddler) • Kep Enderby • Milo O'Shea • Paul Berg • Paul Lynde • Philip B. Crosby • Robert Earl Hughes • Robert Ledley • Roger Stuart Bacon