Efrem Kurtz
Efrem Kurtz , Russian Ефрем Курц , (born November 7, 1900 in St. Petersburg ; died June 27, 1995 in London ) was a conductor from Russia.
Life
Efrem Kurtz's siblings became outstanding musicians, Edmund Kurtz (1909–2004) was a cellist , Arved Abram Kurtz (1899–1995) was Rector of the New York College of Music and Mary Kurtz Rosenwald (1906–1985) was first violinist with the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo . Efrem Kurtz studied music at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with Alexander Glasunow and Nikolai Tcherepnin, among others . He continued his studies in Riga and Berlin and became a student of Arthur Nikisch in Leipzig . He made his debut as a conductor on a tour with the dancer Isadora Duncan when Nikisch was absent due to illness. Kurtz conducted several concerts with the Berlin Philharmonic . From 1924 to 1928 he conducted the Stuttgart Philharmonic . He then accompanied the dancer Anna Pawlowa until her death in 1931 and from 1932 to 1942 he was the conductor of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo, with which he toured frequently. He played with the orchestra in 1938 at the world premiere of the Gaîté Parisienne ballet with the music of Manuel Rosenthal .
Kurtz became a US citizen in 1944. He was director of the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra from 1943 to 1948 and then of the Houston Symphony Orchestra until 1954 . Kurtz recorded some film scores, such as the music by Jacques Ibert for Orson Welles ' film Macbeth .
Kurtz led the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra with John Pritchard from 1955 to 1957 . After that he only had guest conductors, this also in the USSR after 1966.
Kurtz was married to the flautist Elaine Shaffer (1925–1973) for the second time .
literature
- Noel Goodwin: Obituary: Efrem Kurtz , in: The Independent, July 15, 1995
- Allan Kozinn: Efrem Kurtz, 94, a Conductor In Europe, Kansas and Houston , in: New York Times, June 26, 1995
Web links
- Literature by and about Efrem Kurtz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Efrem Kurtz in the bibliographic database WorldCat
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kurtz, Efrem |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1995 |
| Place of death | London |