Walter Gillessen (born on December 1, 1941) is a German conductor.
He attended Cologne's gymnasium and the Musikschule Köln.
In October 1965 he won the Cantelli Prize for young conductors at the Teatro Coccia of Novara, Italy.
[1] He was the principal guest conductor of the KPO for two years in the 1980s.
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