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- German conductor Helmut Rilling died at age 92 in Warmbronn, Germany, with death announced on February 12, 2026.
- He was celebrated for his dedication to Bach and was the first to record all of Bach's sacred cantatas.
- Rilling founded the International Bach Academy Stuttgart in 1981 and led the Gächinger Kantorei and Bach-Collegium Stuttgart.
- His recordings, spanning nearly two decades, aimed to highlight the beauty of Bach's lesser-known works.
