Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos was a Spanish conductor and composer. Frühbeck was born in Burgos, Spain to a family of German ancestry. He first took up conducting while on military service in the Spanish Army before graduating from the Hochschule für Musik in Munich. Frühbeck was principal conductor of various orchestras around the world, starting with the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra from 1958 to 1962, then moving on to the Spanish National Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra of Tokyo and many others. Throughout his career Frühbeck de Burgos recorded on a number of labels. He was a member of the Academy of Fine Arts and History Institución Fernán González. His honours include the 2011 Conductor of the Year award from Musical America.

15 September 1933

Born on the same birth day (15 September): David Diehl • Eiður Guðjohnsen • Jessye Norman • Lit (band) • Merle Curti • Mirza Masroor Ahmad • Oliver Gill • Renzo Rosso • Richard Brodeur • Richard Gordon (English author)

Born in the same month (September 1933): Allan Jeans • Bob Bennett (politician) • Carmelo Simeone • Charles Roach • Chuck Grassley • Cissy Houston • Ed Conlin • Eric Salzman • Hubie Brown • Jesco von Puttkamer • Karl Lagerfeld • Miguel Ortiz Berrocal • T. Thirunavukarasu