Hermann Zumpe

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Hermann Zumpe
Hermann Zumpe, 1886

Hermann Zumpe (born April 9, 1850 in Oppach ; † September 4, 1903 in Munich ) was a German conductor .

Life

Zumpe spent his childhood in Taubenheim / Spree in Upper Lusatia. The Zumpeweg in Taubenheim is reminiscent of this. Zumpe began his professional career as a teacher in Weigsdorf in 1869 and in Leipzig in 71, where he also received lessons in composition and music theory from Tottmann. The decisive turning point was Wagner's reputation, which brought Zumpe to Bayreuth in October 1872, where he spent three years preparing the Wagner opera performances. With the knowledge he acquired there, he was able to start his career as a theater music director, which took him from 1875 to Salzburg, 77/78 to Würzburg, 78/79 to Magdeburg, 79/82 to Frankfurt a. M. and 82-87 led to Hamburg. From 1891 to 1895 he worked as court orchestra leader in Stuttgart , where he also directed the Society for Classical Church Music. In the autumn of 1895 he moved to Munich, where he took over the direction of the newly founded Kaimorchester, the later Munich Philharmonic , whose level and reputation he was able to increase significantly in more than 20 concerts. In 1897 he received a tempting offer to work as court conductor in Schwerin . During the four years in the Mecklenburg capital, he led the Schwerin court orchestra to one of the first orchestras in the German Empire. Under his direction, the orchestra made regular guest appearances in Berlin , London , Madrid and Saint Petersburg . Zumpe earned a special reputation there through his energetic advocacy of the works of Max Schillings, whose opera "Ingwelde" he helped achieve and whose "Pfeifertag" he even premiered. In 1901 Zumpe returned to Munich and took over the artistic direction of the newly built Prinzregententheater . On August 20, 1901, the house was opened with Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg . Further productions of operas by Richard Wagner followed. In 1902 he was the third conductor after Franz Lachner and Hermann Levi to receive the title of “ General Music Director ” and also directed performances in the court theater and over ten concerts at the “Musical Academy”, in which he had numerous first performances, especially by Max Schillings, and even a world premiere by Ernst Boehe brought. Although he was only able to work in this position for barely two and a half years, he became the reorganizer of the Munich court opera and the whole of Munich's musical life. Hermann Zumpe died unexpectedly of heart failure on September 4, 1903 in Munich at the age of 53 during the Wagner Festival.

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SURNAME Zumpe, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Oppach
DATE OF DEATH 4th September 1903
Place of death Munich