for Science and Art, 1st class 1967 Culture Prize of Winterthur 1967 Honorary Conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo (as second conductor in the history of the orchestra) External links 1908 births 1968 deaths Musicians from Karlsruhe People from the Grand Duchy of Baden German male conductors (music) Music directors (opera) Conductors (music) who died while conducting Music directors of the Berlin State Opera Recipients of the National Prize of East Germany Commanders of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece) Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class 20th-century German conductors (music) 20th-century German male musicians