Karl Maria Zwißler
Karl Maria Zwißler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 1900 Ludwigshafen am Rhein, German Empire |
| Died | 15 September 1984 (aged 84) |
| Occupations |
|
| Organizations |
|
Karl Maria Zwißler (12 August 1900 – 15 September 1984) was a German conductor, and academic. He was for decades the
Generalmusikdirektor and Intendant of the Staatstheater Mainz
. He taught conducting at the music universities of Stuttgart and Frankfurt.
Career
Born in
Akademie der Künste in Berlin.[1] Among his teachers were Bernhard Sekles, Hans Knappertsbusch, Hans Pfitzner and Erich Kleiber, among others.[2] From 1924 he was Kapellmeister at the Bavarian State Opera. Three years later he went as conductor to the Deutsche Oper (German Opera) in Brno,[2][3] followed by Düsseldorf and Darmstadt.[1]
In 1933, he became First Kapellmeister at the
The Firebird, and the German premiere of the concerto Dumbarton Oaks.[4] He became Intendant in Mainz in 1942. After World War II, he was Generalintendant.[2]
From 1956, Zwißler taught at the
Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main, and was appointed professor a year later.[1][3] Among his students was Alois Ickstadt. Zwißler retired from the Mainz Theatre in 1966.[2] He died in Mainz.[3]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-3-11-097344-0.
- ^ a b c d e Wolfgang Balzer: Mainz – Persönlichkeiten der Stadtgeschichte, vol. II: Personen des religiösen Lebens, Personen des politischen Lebens, Personen des allgemein kulturellen Lebens, Wissenschaftler, Literaten, Künstler, Musiker. Druckerei und Verlag Gebr. Kügler, Mainz 1989, pp. 362–363.
- ^ a b c d Zwißler, Karl Maria. Hessische Biografie. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- ISBN 978-3-51-508974-6.
External links
- "Prof. Karl Maria Zwissler", Theaterfreunde Mainz
