Actor · Music Director · Conductor
Born Sep 8, 1929 · Berlin, Germany
Active 1968–2025 · Awards: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Ditson Conductor's Award
Christoph von Dohnányi was a German conductor. He was both music director and later artistic director at the Oper Frankfurt until 1977, establishing innovative opera.