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.
^ abcKörner, Hans-Michael, ed. (2005). "Zwißler, Karl Maria". Große Bayerische Biographische Enzyklopädie (in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 2178. ISBN978-3-11-097344-0.
^ abcdeWolfgang 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.
^ abcdZwißler, Karl Maria. Hessische Biografie. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
karl, maria, zwißler, august, 1900, september, 1984, german, conductor, academic, decades, generalmusikdirektor, intendant, staatstheater, mainz, taught, conducting, music, universities, stuttgart, frankfurt, born, 1900, august, 1900ludwigshafen, rhein, german. 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 Karl Maria ZwisslerBorn 1900 08 12 12 August 1900Ludwigshafen am Rhein German EmpireDied15 September 1984 1984 09 15 aged 84 Mainz West GermanyOccupationsConductor Intendant AcademicOrganizationsBavarian State Opera Frankfurt Opera Staatstheater Mainz Musikhochschule Stuttgart Musikhochschule FrankfurtCareer editBorn in Ludwigshafen am Rhein Zwissler studied at the music universities of Heidelberg and Munich from 1920 to 1924 and the following year at the Akademie der Kunste 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 Dusseldorf and Darmstadt 1 In 1933 he became First Kapellmeister at the Frankfurt Opera and two years later musical director A year later he was Generalmusikdirektor and Hofkapellmeister of the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz at the Staatstheater Mainz 3 2 In these years he conducted works by Igor Stravinsky although the composer s works were regarded as Entartete Musik degenerate music the suite from Petrushka the Symphony of Psalms a production of the ballet 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 fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart From 1958 he taught conducting at the Hochschule fur 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 edit a b c Korner Hans Michael ed 2005 Zwissler Karl Maria Grosse Bayerische Biographische Enzyklopadie in German Walter de Gruyter p 2178 ISBN 978 3 11 097344 0 a b c d e Wolfgang Balzer Mainz Personlichkeiten der Stadtgeschichte vol II Personen des religiosen Lebens Personen des politischen Lebens Personen des allgemein kulturellen Lebens Wissenschaftler Literaten Kunstler Musiker Druckerei und Verlag Gebr Kugler Mainz 1989 pp 362 363 a b c d Zwissler Karl Maria Hessische Biografie In Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen LAGIS Riethmuller Albrecht 2006 Deutsche Leitkultur Musik zur Musikgeschichte nach dem Holocaust in German Franz Steiner Verlag p 123 ISBN 978 3 51 508974 6 External links edit Prof Karl Maria Zwissler Theaterfreunde Mainz Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Classical music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Maria Zwissler amp oldid 1223007965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
