Hans von Benda

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Hans von Benda (1961)

Hans Robert Gustav von Benda (born November 22, 1888 in Strasbourg , German Empire , † August 13, 1972 in Berlin ) was a German conductor , music editor and officer .

Life

Hans von Benda was the son of Major Hans von Benda and a later descendant of Franz Benda . He therefore belonged to the Benda family of musicians . In 1905 he came to the Hauptkadettenanstalt Berlin-Lichterfelde, where he founded and directed a cadet orchestra. After graduating from high school in 1910, he studied in Berlin at the Stern Conservatory , as well as musicology with Hermann Kretzschmar and Max Friedländer at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität , later at the University of Munich with Theodor Kroyer and Adolf Sandberger .

First he did his service as an officer, from 1918 he worked in business. From 1926 to 1933 he was head of the concert department of the Funk-Hour Berlin , where he also campaigned for contemporary composers. In contradiction to this, however, was his membership in the ethnic , anti-Semitic League of Nations for German Culture . In 1935, Benda became the artistic director of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra . In 1939 he had to give up this post after differences over an invitation from Herbert von Karajan . 1939–1945 he was the founder and director of the Berlin Chamber Orchestra. In 1937 he was appointed general music director by Hitler.

From 1948 to 1952, Benda worked in Franco-Spain as general music director of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Valencia and as conductor of other Spanish orchestras. In 1952 he re- founded the Berlin Chamber Orchestra . It was put together from musicians from the RIAS Symphony Orchestra , and until 1967, Benda undertook extensive trips to 5 continents, 56 countries and 367 cities on behalf of the Foreign Office. From 1954 to 1958 he was also head of the music department at the Sender Freies Berlin . In 1958, Benda was awarded the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. He is buried in the family grave of the Bendas in the cemetery in Berlin-Rudow .

See also

Audio documents

From 1933 numerous recordings, first for Electrola ( Hans von Benda with his chamber orchestra ), later also for the Telefunken record (with the Berliner Philharmoniker ) and for the Deutsche Grammophon-Gesellschaft . In 1968 he conducted the recording of the comic opera Der Dorfjahrmakt by Georg Anton Benda in Prague .

literature

  • Franz Lorenz: The Benda family of musicians. Volume 1: Franz Benda . Wilhelm de Gruyter, Berlin 1967, pages 135-137.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans von Benda in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
  2. ^ A b Ernst Klee : The cultural lexicon for the Third Reich. Who was what before and after 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-10-039326-5 , p. 40.
  3. ↑ Heiko Bockstiegel: "Gentlemen, do you know the piece?" Memories of conductors of the 20th century and their work in opera and concert life in Germany, vol. 1 . Grimm, Wolfratshausen 1996, p. 21, ISBN 3-9802695-2-3 .
personal data
SURNAME Benda, Hans von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Benda, Hans Robert Gustav von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German conductor, music editor and officer
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Strasbourg
DATE OF DEATH August 13, 1972
Place of death Berlin