Tilly Koenen (1873-1941)
Tilly Koenen (1873-1941). Profession: Soprano. Residences: Salatiga, Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Berlin, London, The Hague. Relation to Mahler: In 1910 she sang in the premiere of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony under the direction of Gustav Mahler in Munich. Correspondence with Mahler: Yes. 00-00-0000, Year Born: 25-12-1873 Salatiga, Java, Indonesia. Died: 04-01-1941 The Hague, the Netherlands. In the house of […]
Heinrich Knote (1870-1953)
Heinrich Knote (1870-1953). Profession: Tenor. Residences: London, New York. Relation to Mahler: Worked with Gustav Mahler. Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 26-11-1870 Munich, Germany. Died: 15-01-1953 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Buried: Feldafing cemetery, Starnberg, Germany. 1908 Opera New York 01-01-1908. 1908 Opera New York 09-01-1908. 1908 Opera New York 18-01-1908. 1908 Opera New York 24-01-1908. 1908 Opera Philadelphia 28-01-1908. 1908 […]
Friedrich Klopstock (1724-1803)
Friedrich Klopstock (1724-1803). Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock was a German poet. His best known work is his epic poem Der Messias (“The Messiah”). His service to German literature was to open it up to exploration outside of French models. Klopstock was born at Quedlinburg, the eldest son of a lawyer. Both in his birthplace and on the […]
Max Klinger (1857-1920)
Max Klinger (1857-1920). Portrait by Emil Orlik (1870-1932), 1902. Max Klinger was a German Symbolist painter, sculptor, printmaker, and writer. Klinger was born in Leipzig and studied in Karlsruhe. An admirer of the etchings of Menzel and Goya, he shortly became a skilled and imaginative engraver in his own right. He began creating sculptures in the […]
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918). Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession (association). Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d’art. Klimt’s primary subject was the female body and his works are marked by a frank eroticism. In addition to his figurative […]
Otto Klemperer (1885-1973)
Otto Klemperer (1885-1973). Otto Klemperer was a German conductor and composer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading conductors of the 20th century. Otto Klemperer was born in Breslau, Silesia Province, then in Germany (now Wroc?aw, Poland), as a son of Nathan Klemperer, a native of Prague, Bohemia (today’s Czech Republic). Klemperer studied music […]
Hermann Klein (1856-1934)
Hermann Klein (1856-1934) Profession: Singing teacher, critic Residences: London, New York City Relation to Mahler: Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 11/23-07-1856 Norwich Died: 10-03-1934 London Buried: English music critic, author, and teacher of singing, also known as Herman Klein. Klein began his career as a vocal teacher at the Guildhall School of Music in London. In 1876 […]
Katharina Klafsky (1855-1896)
Katharina Klafsky (1855-1896). Profession: Soprano. Residences: Leipzig, Hamburg, New York. Relation to Mahler: Correspondence with Mahler: Damrosch. Born: 19-09-1855 St. Johann (Mosonszentjános), Wieselburg, Hungary. Died: 22-09-1896 Hamburg, Germany. Buried: Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany. Grave X5 (408-409). Gone. Pushed by tree. 1892 Concert Hamburg 29-02-1892. 1892 Concert Hamburg 03-03-1892. Hungarian soprano. Hungarian operatic singer, was born at Szt János, […]
Rudolf Kastner (1879-1948)
Rudolf Kastner (1879-1948). Profession: Critic Berliner Morgenpost, Munchener Neueste Nachrichten (23-10-1904). Residences: Berlin. Relation to Mahler: Correspondence with Mahler: Yes. 00-00-0000, Year Born: 02-05-1879 Vienna, Austria. Died: 1948. Buried: Unknown. 1904 exit Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Vienna. Rudolf Kastner (1879-1948) Munchener Neueste Nachrichten.
Ludwig Karpath (1866-1936)
Ludwig Karpath (1866-1936). Profession: Critic Neue Wiener Tagblatt (1867-1945). Residences: Budapest, New York, Vienna. Relation to Mahler: Correspondence with Mahler: Yes. 00-00-0000, Year Born: 27-04-1866 Pest, Hungary. Address: Frankenberggasse No. 3, Vienna IV, near Rosa Papier-Paumgartner (1858-1932). Died: 08-09-1936 Vienna, Austria. Aged 70. Buried: 10-09-1936 Central cemetery, Vienna, Austria. Grave 30D-1-7. Nephew of composer Karl Goldmark, […]