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Gotthilf Fischer, the founder of the Fischer Choirs, is dead

12/16/2020, 3:53:34 PM


He was probably the most popular German choir director. Gotthilf Fischer has now died at the age of 92.

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Gotthilf Fischer in 2018

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He was the "Lord of the Singing Hosts"; with his choirs, the conductor and composer spread the German folk song all over the world.

Gotthilf Fischer is now dead. He died on Friday at the age of 92, as his manager Esther Müller confirmed to the German press agency.

Several media had previously reported about it.

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