Rudolf Bibl

Rudolf Bibl (4 May 1929[1] – 27 January 2017) was an Austrian conductor and pianist.

Born in Vienna, parallel to attending a Gymnasium, Bibl studied piano, clarinet, composition at the Wiener Musikakademie and attended the conducting class of Hans Swarowsky.

From 1960, he worked at the Vienna Raimundtheater and the Theater an der Wien.

From 1969 to 1973, he was music director in Trier, from where he gave guest performances in France and Luxembourg.

Guest performances and concert tours abroad took him to Japan, Italy, Germany and France, for example, to the Berlin State Opera and the Opéra Bastille in Paris.