Sudden death of Spanish conductor, 43

Sudden death of Spanish conductor, 43

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norman lebrecht

January 04, 2018

The energetic Spanish conductor Gaspar Sanchis died yesterday of unknown causes.

A student of Jorma Panula and Colin Metters in Helsinki and London, Gaspar funded Ensemble 2000 for contemporary music and Ensemble Musicae for classical works. He was professor of conducting at the Castellon Conservatoire.

Abroad, he conducted orchestras in Berlin, Baden, Vilna and Marseille.

Comments

  • dorset richard says:

    Is vilna, the same as Vilnius.

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