Kurt Sanderling (born September 19, 1912) is a German conductor. Biography Born in Arys, East Prussia, Sanderling, after early work at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Sanderling left for Russia in 1936, where he worked with the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra. From 1942 to 1960 he was joint principal conductor with Evgeny Mravinsky of the Leningrad Philharmonic. He then returned to Germany where he led the Konzerthausorchester Berlin and Dresden Staatskapelle. He made his British debut in 1970. He later became particularly associated with the Philharmonia starting in January 1980, with a series of performances of the complete Beethoven symphonies at Wembley. The Philharmonia later appointed Sanderling their Conductor Emeritus. He announced his retirement from conducting in 2002. His recordings include sets of the complete Beethoven symphonies with the Philharmonia, and the piano concertos with pianist Mitsuko Uchida, No's 1-4 with the Royal

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