Daniel Kuntz
Daniel Kuntz (born April 19, 1860 in Oberstaufenbach , † 1959 in the USA) was a violinist . He became a co-founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra , first violinist and later made honorary conductor .
biography
After attending primary school, Daniel Kuntz went on his first trip to the USA as a traveling musician . He stayed there when a family friend provided for his further musical education.
In 1881 he became co-founder and first violinist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 1892 he was hired to strengthen the orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival . He was first violinist in the performances of the Wagner operas Parsifal , Tristan and Isolde , Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and Tannhäuser . He then returned to Boston.
His brother Edmund lived with him in the USA for three years. He took care of his music education, among other things with a music professor in Vienna. His brother August also came to the USA and worked as a violinist with the New York Symphony Orchestra .
He died in 1959, highly decorated as Honorary Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
swell
- Marliese Fuhrmann: Cuckoo Call and Nightingale. Gollenstein Verlag, ISBN 3-933389-27-5
- Paul Engel: Palatinate Musikantenland Museum at Lichtenberg Castle. Görres-Verlag, Koblenz, ISBN 3-920388-99-2
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kuntz, Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oberstaufenbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1959 |
| Place of death | United States |