erdinand Hiller (1811 - 1885), was a German conductor
and composer whose memoirs, Aus dem Tonleben unserer
Zeit (1867-76) From the Musical Life of Our Time",
contain revealing sidelights on many famous
contemporaries.
Hiller studied in Weimar under the celebrated
pianist-composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel. From 1828 to
1835 he was in Paris, where his friends included
Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, and Hector Berlioz. He
conducted the Gewandhaus concerts in Leipzig (1843-44)
conducted at Dr...(+)
erdinand Hiller (1811 - 1885), was a German conductor
and composer whose memoirs, Aus dem Tonleben unserer
Zeit (1867-76) From the Musical Life of Our Time",
contain revealing sidelights on many famous
contemporaries.
Hiller studied in Weimar under the celebrated
pianist-composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel. From 1828 to
1835 he was in Paris, where his friends included
Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, and Hector Berlioz. He
conducted the Gewandhaus concerts in Leipzig (1843-44)
conducted at Dresden in 1845, and led the Düsseldorf
Orchestra, 1847-50. In 1850 he became conductor at
Cologne, where he began to organized the conservatory
and was its first director.
His compositions include operas and large instrumental
works. His extensive writings on music include studies
of Beethoven and a memoir of his friend Felix
Mendelssohn.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Hiller).
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