Franz Mannstädt
Franz Mannstädt (born July 8, 1852 in Hagen , † January 18, 1932 in Wiesbaden ) was a German conductor , musician, pianist and court conductor .
life and work
Mannstädt worked as Kapellmeister in Mainz from 1874 to 1876 and then moved to Berlin . Between 1882 and 1885 he worked as court conductor in Meiningen . Then he was appointed to the position of conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic . Between 1887 and 1893 he worked as Kapellmeister in his new hometown Wiesbaden, only to return to Berlin for four years in 1893, again with the Berlin Philharmonic. In 1897 he was again court music director in Wiesbaden until his retirement in 1924.
The Staatskapelle Wiesbaden initially consisted of 68 musicians. Two conductors worked at the new imperial theater in 1894, alongside Franz Mannstädt Josef Řebíček . In addition, Mannstädt was responsible for the management of the International May Festival . Mannstadt's successor in Wiesbaden was Otto Klemperer in 1924 .
He found his final resting place in the Südfriedhof in Wiesbaden.
Honors
- Mannstädt was given a grave of honor in the southern cemetery in Wiesbaden, which still exists today.
- In Wiesbaden, Mannstädtstrasse bears his name.
- The Mannstädt Trio, which consists of piano, violin and cello, was named after him.
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| SURNAME | Mannstädt, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German conductor, musician, pianist and court conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hagen , Westphalia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 18, 1932 |
| Place of death | Wiesbaden |