Salzburg conductor dies, 65
mainA former assistant to Herbert von Karajan and Jean-Pierre Ponnelle at the summer festival, Peter Ewaldt apent the last 35 years as first Kapellmeister of the Salzburg Landestheater, where he looked after stage musicals and operetta.
He was the local Sound of Music expert.
A wonderful colleague. RIP
He died too young! Will miss his dry sense of humour and his reward shot of Slivovitza. Peter, ich weih’ dir eine Träne,.. RIP
My goodness … we studied at the Mozarteum together in the 70s.