Ferdinand Breunung
Ferdinand Erhard Breunung (born March 2, 1830 in Brotterode , † September 22, 1883 in Aachen ) was a German pianist , organist , conductor , composer and long-time royal city music director in Aachen.
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The son of the teacher and organist Christian Breunung from Brotterode and Anna Margaretha Lesser learned to play the piano and organ from an early age, initially from his father. After leaving school, he studied piano, composition and conducting at the Leipzig Conservatory , where his artistic skills were particularly valued by his teachers there, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Moritz Hauptmann .
On the basis of these positive references, Ferdinand Hiller , friend and companion of Mendelssohn and director of the Cologne Conservatory , appointed him in 1853 to succeed Carl Reinecke at his school, who had changed to Barmen as Kapellmeister . Here Breunung not only led the piano classes, but also the Municipal Choral Society and the Cologne Musical Society, today's Gürzenich Orchestra . One of his most famous piano students of that time was Max Bruch .
On the recommendation of Franz Lachner , who had witnessed Breunung's abilities several times and who had good contacts in Aachen through his work at the Niederrheinischer Musikfest in 1861, Breunung was appointed to the Theater Aachen in 1865 , where he was music director and successor took over the Aachener Instrumentalverein from Franz Wüllner . In addition, he directed the Niederrheinische Musikfest six times , among others together with Julius Rietz , Franz Lachner and Max Bruch, and won a symphony composition competition at the Leipzig Gewandhaus in 1873 under the chairmanship of Carl Reinecke . Ferdinand Breunung was a respected and successful orchestra conductor in Aachen, which was reflected in the ongoing contract extensions. His successful career was only ended by his premature death after a long illness in 1883. Breunung found his final resting place in the hot mountain cemetery in Burtscheid / Aachen . He left his wife Charlotte, née Moser (1840–1908) and a son.
Literature and Sources
- Hiller, Ferdinand: memorial sheets . Cologne 1884, pp. 124–126.
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| SURNAME | Breunung, Ferdinand |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Breunung, Ferdinand Erhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pianist, organist, conductor and music director in Aachen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brotterode |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1883 |
| Place of death | Aachen |