Johann Christoph Lauterbach (musician)

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Johann Christoph Lauterbach (born July 24, 1832 in Kulmbach ; † March 28, 1918 in Dresden ) was a German concertmaster , conservatory teacher and violin virtuoso as well as councilor in Dresden.

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Johann Christoph Lauterbach

During his school days at the local grammar school, he attended the Royal Music School in Würzburg . He then moved to Brussels in 1850 , where he studied violin and composition with Charles-Auguste de Bériot and François-Joseph Fétis at the Royal Conservatory . In the meantime, he has already been employed as a violin lecturer on behalf of Hubert Léonard , who regularly goes on concert tours . This was followed by his own concert tours through Belgium, Holland and Germany, before he accepted a position as solo violinist, concertmaster of the court orchestra and lecturer at the Royal Conservatory in Munich, today's Munich University of Music and Theater , in 1853 . There he developed into a dominant musical personality: he founded a string quartet with the cellist Joseph Menter , played violin sonatas with local pianists and often appeared in the prestigious concerts of the Musical Academy . In 1861 he accepted an appointment as concertmaster and successor to the late Polish violin virtuoso Karol Lipiński at the Royal Saxon Court Orchestra in Dresden . Here he first appeared alternating with the local concertmaster François Schubert (1808–1878) and from 1873 on as principal violinist. In addition, from 1861 to 1877 he was a lecturer for the violin at the Dresden Conservatory , where Friedrich Seitz was his student. In the meantime, he repeatedly took on various guest appearances, including 1864 and 1865 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra , 1870 in Paris, where he was given by Emperor Napoléon III. personally a diamond-studded snuffbox was presented or in 1873 at the 50th Niederrheinischer Musikfest in Aachen . In 1889, Johann Lauterbach took early retirement and died in March 1918.

Lauterbach was a perfect and conscientious violinist all his life and was characterized by pure play and clear interpretations. As a composer he hardly appeared, but he used the string and piano quartets, especially in the context of chamber music . Various orders of merit as well as the promotion to court counselor testify to the recognition of his artistic abilities.

The Danish composer Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817–1890) dedicated his Capriccio for violin and orchestra to Johann Lauterbach.

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SURNAME Lauterbach, Johann Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German concertmaster, conservatory teacher and violin virtuoso
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH Kulmbach
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 1918
Place of death Dresden