Friedrich Rückward
Friedrich Rückward (born June 10, 1872 in Labiau , East Prussia , † February 8, 1933 in Berlin ) was a German choir director and violist .
Live and act
After studying at the Musikhochschule in Berlin , where he was a student of Joseph Joachim , he initially worked primarily as a violist. As such, he was at times a member of the Karl Klingler and Carl Halir string quartets. In 1904 he founded the Brahms Association in Berlin, where he first appeared as a choir conductor and took particular care of the neglected works of classical literature. In 1910 he took over the chairmanship (as conductor) of the Berlin Mozart Community, succeeding its founder Heinrich Rudolf Genée, and from 1912 also published their "Mitteilungen" (until 1925). He held the title of Royal Music Director .
He found his final resting place in the south-west cemetery in Stahnsdorf .
literature
- Paul Frank: Kurzgefasstes Tonkünstler-Lexikon , 12th edition, Leipzig 1926
- Hermann Abert: Illustrated Music Lexicon , Stuttgart 1927
- Hugo Riemann: Musiklexikon , 11th edition, Berlin 1929
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| SURNAME | Rückward, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Backward, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German choir director and violist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Labiau , East Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1933 |
| Place of death | Berlin |