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Werner Janssen

From: New York, United States
Active: 1899–1990
Releases: 2

classical

About

Werner Janssen (born Werner Alexander Oscar Janssen; June 1, 1899 – September 19, 1990) was an American composer and conductor of classical music and film scores. He was the first New York-born conductor to lead the New York Philharmonic. For his film work he was nominated for six Academy Awards.

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Member of

Saxophone Quartet Dicke Luft now alto saxophone

Discography

Singles 1

Symphonie moderne 1943

Compilations 1

Dvořák: Piano Quintet no. 2 / Benjamin: Romantic Fantasy / Toch: Vivace molto, op. 37 no. 2 2011

Links

Reference

Conductor position

Oregon Symphony 1947–1949

Founder

Janssen Symphony of Los Angeles now

Teacher

Tags

american conductor

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 34bb53f4-8679-4ca7-a855-6e6b3a3b6fc8
ISNI: 0000000117664063

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.