Eduard Horak
Eduard Horak (born April 22, 1838 in Holitz , Bohemia , † December 16, 1893 in Riva del Garda ) was an Austrian piano teacher and founder of a private music school in Vienna .
Horak founded the Horak Music Schools in Vienna in 1867, which were elevated to the rank of conservatoire in 1940 and renamed the Franz Schubert Conservatory in 1979 . Numerous later famous musicians began their training here. In addition to the music schools in Vienna, he also founded branch institutes in Baden and Bad Vöslau .
literature
- Horak Eduard. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 417.
- Elisabeth Th. Hilscher-Fritz: Horak, brothers. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 .
Web links
- Entry on Eduard Horak in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Horak, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian piano teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1838 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Holitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 1893 |
| Place of death | Riva del Garda |