Franz Fischer (musician)

Franz von Fischer (born July 29, 1849 in Munich ; † June 8, 1918 there ) was a German cellist and conductor.

Life

Fischer began taking piano lessons at the age of nine, but soon turned to the cello and from 1860 took lessons in harmony with the solo cellist Hippolyt Müller and Barraga at the Munich Conservatory. He appeared as a cellist for the first time as early as 1861. In 1870 he was hired by Hans Richter for three years as solo cellist at the National Theater in Pest; here he met his future wife Miczi Környei. In 1875 he was brought to Bayreuth by Hans Richter , where Richard Wagner employed him for two years as a solo coach and learned to appreciate him very much, so that in 1876 he was able to take part as choir conductor at the premiere of his Ring des Nibelungen . In the spring of 1877 Wagner even took him to London. From November 1877 to 1880 he was Kapellmeister at the Nationaltheater Mannheim , where he made a name for himself in particular as the conductor of Wagner's operas, so that in December 1880, on Wagner's recommendation, he was appointed Kapellmeister at the Munich Court Opera and only two years later appointed Hofkapellmeister has been. In 1882, 1883, 1884 and 1899 he conducted the performances of Wagner's Parsifal in Bayreuth, alternating with Hermann Levi . In 1888 he conducted the posthumous world premiere of his early opera Die Feen , although there was a conflict with the much younger 3rd conductor Richard Strauss, who had conducted all the rehearsals and felt cheated. In addition to his tireless work as an opera conductor at the court theater, where he often stepped in for colleagues who were unable to attend, he conducted the famous Odeon concerts of the “Musical Academy” for almost 30 years from 1883, from 1888 to 1892 all alone, otherwise mostly the large choir concerts. As the highlight of his career, he conducted the gala concert for the 100th anniversary of the “Musical Academy” on December 6, 1911 with Beethoven's 9th Symphony .

literature

• Lorenz Maier : Fischer, Franz. In: Karl Bosl (Hrsg.): Bosls Bavarian biography. Pustet, Regensburg 1983, ISBN 3-7917-0792-2 , p. 205 ( digitized version ).
• Paula Reber: Franz Fischer. In: Neue Zeitschrift für Musik 1899 pp. 2-4 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

Web links

• Franz Fischer in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
• History. Musical Academy of the Mannheim National Orchestra
• Franz Fischer. Literature portal Bavaria
• Fischer, Franz von. The Androom Archives