Max Rudolf (conductor)
Max Rudolf (June 15, 1902 — February 28, 1995) was a German conductor and music institute teacher.
Rudolf was born in
In 1940, Rudolf emigrated to the United States, and took American citizenship in 1945. He served on the conducting staff of the
Rudolf wrote The Grammar of Conducting, a widely used text for orchestral conducting which was published in 1950.[3] It was republished with revisions in 1980[2] and again in 1995. He was head of the opera and conducting department at the Curtis Institute of Music from 1970 to 1973. He returned to the Curtis faculty under emeritus status in 1983, and remained so affiliated until his death.
Rudolf and his wife Liese had two children. His widow, their son William, and their daughter Marianne survived him, as well as five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
References
- ISBN 9781576470381
- ^ a b c Elizabeth Forbes (1995-03-03). "Obituary: Max Rudolf". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
- ^ a b Bernard Holland (1995-03-02). "Max Rudolf, 92, Conductor Who Passed His Art On to Many". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
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