Selma Kurz (1874-1933)
Selma Kurz (1874-1933) in 1900. Profession: Soprano, mezzo-soprano. Residences: Hamburg (1895, study), Vienna (1899-1927). Relation to Mahler: Love affair with Gustav Mahler (Spring 1900). Trip to Venice. Correspondence with Mahler: Yes Born: 16-10-1874 Bialia, Austria. Husband: Josef von Halban (1870-1937), Austrian gynecologist. Died: 10-05-1933 Vienna, Austria. Aged 55. Buried: 12-05-1933 Central cemetery, Vienna, Austria. With Josef Halban, aged 66. […]
Josef Krug-Waldsee (1858-1915)
Josef Krug-Waldsee (1858-1915). Profession: Composer, conductor. Residences: Bad Waldsee, Magdeburg. Relation to Mahler: Correspondence with Mahler: Yes. 00-00-0000, Year Born: 08-11-1858 Bad Waldsee, Germany. Died: 08-10-1915 Magdeburg, Germany. Buried: Cemetery Bad Waldsee, Germany. Aufgrund seines Talents bestand er schon als Vierzehnjähriger die Aufnahmeprüfung am Königlichen Konservatorium für Musik Stuttgart; hier erhielt er von 1872 bis […]
Anton Krisper (1858-1914)
No photo. Anton Krisper (1858-1914). Profession: Composer. Residences: Ljubljana 1881-1882 House Gustav Mahler Ljubljana, Vienna. Relation to Mahler: Friend, classmate Conservatory. Correspondence with Mahler: Yes. 00-00-0000, Year Born: 28-12-1858 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Died: 00-00-1914 Feldhof near Graz, Mental Hospital, Austria. Buried: 00-00-0000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. One of the descendants of the Krisper family (merchant’s family), Anton Krisper, […]
Franz Krenn (1816-1897)
Franz Krenn (1816-1897). Profession: Composer, teacher, musicologist. Residences: Vienna. Relation to Mahler: Mahlers teacher at the Vienna Conservatory (1875-1878). Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 26-02-1816 Dross, Austria. Died: 18-06-1897 Sankt Andra-Wordern, Austria. Buried: Not in Vienna. Franz Krenn was an Austrian composer and composition teacher born in Dross. He studied under Ignaz von Seyfried in Vienna […]
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Friedrich Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962). Friedrich “Fritz” Kreisler was an Austrian-born violinist and composer. One of the most famous violin masters of his or any other day, and regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. Like many great violinists of his generation, he […]
Edward Henry Krehbiel (1854-1923)
Edward Henry Krehbiel (1854-1923). Profession: Critic New York Times and New York Tribune, musicologist, writer. Residences: New York City Relation to Mahler: Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 10-03-1854 Ann Arbor, Michigan, America. Died: 20-03-1923 Buried: 00-00-0000 Henry Edward Krehbiel was an American music critic and musicologist. Krehbiel was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He received a general […]
Friedrich Kovacs (1861-1931)
No photo. Friedrich Kovacs (1861-1931). Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Cardiologist. Residences: Vienna. Relation to Mahler: Year 1907, Health. Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 16-01-1861 Vienna, Austria. Died: 11-02-1931 Vienna, Austria. Buried: Unknown. Friedrich Kovacs was born in Vienna and studied medicine there (1885 University of Vienna). Head physician at the Franz-Joseph-Spital from 1893. he held the same pott […]
Elkan Alexander Kosman (1872-1950)
Elkan Alexander Kosman (1872-1950) in 1906. Profession: Violinist. Residences: Netherlands. Relation to Mahler: Since 1901 he has been in the United States for a short while, where he played in Philadelphia. He was the concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra of Fritz Scheel in the 1901/1902 season. The same position at the New York Philharmonic led by Gustav […]
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957). Erich Wolfgang Korngold was an Austro-Hungarian composer who adopted US nationality. While his late Romantic compositional style was considered well out of vogue at the time he died, his music has more recently undergone a re-evaluation and a gradual reawakening of interest. Along with such composers as Max Steiner and Alfred […]
Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980)
1909. Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980). 1912. La Giocona. Portrait of Alma Mahler (1879-1964) by Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980). 1912. Double portrait of Alma Mahler (1879-1964) and Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) by Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980). 1913 The Bride of the Wind (Die Windbraut or the Tempest) by Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980). It is housed in the Kunstmuseum Basel. Kokoschka’s best known work, is an allegorical picture featuring a self-portrait […]