Volkmar Andreae
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1879
- Died
- 1962
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Briefe an Volkmar Andreae
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 222
- Total plays
- 2,206
Volkmar Andreae (born in Bern 1879 - died in Zürich in 1962) was a Swiss conductor and composer who became one of the leading figures in his country’s musical life during the early 20th century. Trained in Zürich and Cologne, he served for decades as chief conductor of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich, where he championed both contemporary music and the Austro-German symphonic tradition. As a composer, Andreae remained firmly rooted in late-Romantic idioms <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Volkmar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Volkmar
- Family name
- Andreae
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Bern
- Place of death
- Zurich
- Occupation
- conductor
- Employer
- Zurich University of the Arts
- Languages spoken
- German
- Genre
- classical music
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Image
- Volkmar Andreae (1879–1962) um 1909.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1879-07-05
- date of death
- 1962-06-18
- Commons category
- Volkmar Andreae
- archives at
- Zentralbibliothek Zürich
- P8168
- Turbosail
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Val-de-Travers
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