Rudolf Kempe

German conductor (1910–1976)

Person human Q57915

Facts

22 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[13]
Date of birth: June 14, 1910
Date of death: May 12, 1976
Place of birth: Dresden
Place of death: Zurich
Country of citizenship: Germany^[10]
Occupation: conductor, oboist, pianist, general music director
Employer: Bavarian State Opera^[11]
Award received: Bavarian Order of Merit^[12]
Genre: classical music^[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German^[20]
Archives at: Historical Archive of the Saxon State Theatres Dresden^[15]
Described by source: BEIC Digital Library^[19]
Family name: Kempe^[16]
Given name: Rudolf^[17]
Instrument: oboe^[18]
Name in native language: Rudolf Kempe^[21]
P14536: 387234
P14541: 3IbPup
P14750: 8A5E-840F-755D-2A60-0B0D
Place of burial: Bogenhausener Friedhof^[9]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 75

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VIAF cluster ID: 64192278
Library of Congress authority ID: n81147250
GND ID: 118561286
AllMusic artist ID: mn0000752882
Apple Music artist ID: 620383
BBC Things ID: 0984aa9a-2d7e-4b1a-91db-8700a426dd85
BMLO ID: k0255
BVMC person ID: 54813
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 138959297
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: kempe-rudolf
CONOR.SI ID: 42506339

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Carnegie Hall agent ID: 11239
CiNii Research ID: 1140845216809995264
DDB person (GND) ID: 118561286
Deezer artist ID: 240737
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118561286
Dezède person ID: 24504
Discogs artist ID: 526592
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID: kempe-rudolf
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID: 146130
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Rudolf-Kempe
FAST ID: 84128
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_118561286
Find a Grave memorial ID: 107947971
Freebase ID: /m/01v0wl
GTAA ID: 257928
Grammy Awards artist ID: rudolf-kempe/9908
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID: 14671
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Rudolf_Kempe
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 2060191
Grove Music Online ID: 14871
Harper's tag: rudolf-kempe
IMDb ID: nm5441703
IdRef ID: 078617936
Isidore scholar ID: kempe_rudolf_direction_d_orchestre
KANTO ID: 000207731
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 118561286
Lex ID: Rudolf_Kempe
MMB ID: 80013
Munzinger person ID: 00000004741
MusicBrainz artist ID: 26ec09ce-7eae-42ab-839f-998522ab6889
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000241999
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA0886784X
NDL Authority ID: 00857986
NE.se ID: rudolf-kempe
NL CR AUT ID: xx0120571
NLA Trove people ID: 1096658
NLP ID: a0000001898119
NUKAT ID: n2007120007
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007460178305171
National Library of Latvia ID: 000173646
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810621468305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX4578931
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 072095520
Obálky knih ID: xx0120571
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3921683
Open Library ID: OL2365958A
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100033265
Prabook ID: 1094634
Proleksis enciklopedija ID: 30687
RISM ID: people/455120
Radio France person ID: rudolf-kempe
Rai Teche person ID: rudolf-kempe
SBN author ID: DDSV273290
SVKKL authority ID: 0301681-Kempe-Rudolf-19101976
Salzburgwiki ID: 196398
Shazam artist ID: 620383
Sächsische Biografie (GND) ID: 10640
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID: 4944
Tidal artist ID: 3505719
Treccani ID: rudolf-kempe
Universal Music France artist ID: 20000129447
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJc84tWJptKV7vxYJDKmVC
Yale LUX ID: person/cd0bcaa6-bd39-41ba-91a5-2ee7532a8c29

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🔗 Connections

Mb:conductor position 4

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich

Mb:member of band 2

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Dortmunder Philharmoniker

Occupation 2

conductor, oboist

Award received 1

Bavarian Order of Merit

Country of citizenship 1

Germany

Described by source 1

BEIC Digital Library

Employer 1

Bavarian State Opera

Genre 1

classical music

Given name 1

Rudolf

Instance of 1

human

Instrument 1

oboe

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

German

Place of birth 1

Dresden

Place of burial 1

Bogenhausener Friedhof

Place of death 1

Zurich

Sex or gender 1

male

Students 1

Geoffrey Simon

← Musical conductor 1

Bavarian State Orchestra

← SNARC ID 1

William Robert Grove

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Summary

Rudolf Kempe was born on June 14, 1910^[1], in Dresden^[2]. He died on May 12, 1976^[3], in Zurich^[4]. He worked as a conductor^[5], oboist^[6], pianist^[7], and general music director^[8].

FAQs

Where was Rudolf Kempe born?

Rudolf Kempe's place of birth was Dresden^[2].

Where did Rudolf Kempe die?

Rudolf Kempe died in Zurich^[4].

What did Rudolf Kempe do for work?

Rudolf Kempe worked as a conductor^[5], oboist^[6], pianist^[7], and general music director^[8].

What awards did Rudolf Kempe receive?

Honors received include Bavarian Order of Merit^[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — place of birth (P19): Dresden. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-10. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — place of death (P20): Zurich. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-30. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — country of citizenship (P27): Germany. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — occupation (P106): conductor. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-06-25. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — occupation (P106): oboist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — occupation (P106): pianist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — occupation (P106): general music director. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — employer (P108): Bavarian State Opera. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — place of burial (P119): Bogenhausener Friedhof. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — genre (P136): classical music. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — award received (P166): Bavarian Order of Merit. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — archives at (P485): Historical Archive of the Saxon State Theatres Dresden. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — date of birth (P569): June 14, 1910. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — date of death (P570): May 12, 1976. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — family name (P734): Kempe. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — given name (P735): Rudolf. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — instrument (P1303): oboe. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — described by source (P1343): BEIC Digital Library. digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Rudolf Kempe — name in native language (P1559): Rudolf Kempe. wikidata.org.

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21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗

SVKKL authority ID → 0301681-Kempe-Rudolf-19101976

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Employer → Bavarian State Opera

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Described by source → BEIC Digital Library

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