Background
He was born in Zagreb, Croatia.
He was born in Zagreb, Croatia.
At the Music Academy in Zagreb, he studied composition under Stjepan Sulek.
He is known for promoting contemporary music and composers from the 20th century. His conducting studies took place under Igor Markevič. His career as a conductor began at the Opera Theatre in Zagreb.
He then went to France, where he lived from 1964 to 1972, and was principal conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Cannes.
Then, in 1968, he also became the conductor of the radio orchestra in Zagreb, a position he held until 1974. From the mid-1970s on, Sipusch worked in Norway.
He was the Artistic Director of the State Opera School at the State Opera College from September 1976 to 1996. Sipusch recorded Egge"s Cello Concerto.