Anna Hegner
Anna Hegner (born March 1, 1881 in Basel ; † February 3, 1963 in Basel) was a Swiss violinist, composer and music teacher .
Anna Hegner came from a respected family of musicians. Her older brother was the pianist Otto Hegner , with whom she had several public appearances from 1893. In 1900 she became the first woman to join the orchestra of the Allgemeine Musikgesellschaft Basel. She soon became known as a violin soloist, especially in Basel, Berlin, Leipzig and London. Between 1902 and 1925 she performed seven times as a soloist at the London Proms .
From 1904 she taught at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt am Main , among other things she was the violin teacher of Paul Hindemith . In 1906 she played the Berlin premiere of Felix Woyrsch's violin concerto . From 1908 she lived and lived in Münchenstein and organized concerts in the Catholic Church, where she also appeared as a soloist, and summer forest concerts behind her house in the Münchensteiner Schlucht. From 1914 until 1950 (with a five-year break) she was again a member of the Basel Orchestra, from 1947 in the position of concertmaster .
She died in 1963 in the Clara Hospital as a result of an accident. Shortly after her death, her community in Münchenstein dedicated Anna Hegner-Strasse to her. For a long time Anna Hegner was the only woman in the Basel area to be honored with a street.
Literature and Sources
- Münchenstein local history. Verlag des Kantons Basel-Landschaft, Liestal 1995, ISBN 3-85673-522-4 .
Web links
- Anna Hegner in the personal dictionary of the canton of Basel-Landschaft
- Basel Symphony Orchestra: Chronicle
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hegner, Otto. In: Edgar Refardt (Hrsg.): Historisch-biographisches Musiklexikon der Schweiz. Hug, Leipzig 1928.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hegner, Anna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss violinist, composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd February 1963 |
| Place of death | Basel |