Josef Řebíček

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Josef Řebíček (born February 7, 1844 in Prague , † March 24, 1904 in Berlin ) was a Czech violinist and conductor.

Royal Music director Josef Řebíček

Life

Josef Řebíček studied piano at the age of eight at Josef Proksch's music school , then at the age of eleven violin at the local conservatory with Mildner. He was employed by the Weimar Court Orchestra under Franz Liszt and, at the age of 19, concertmaster of an independent orchestra in Prague, later at the Prague German State Theater. In 1866 he came to Wiesbaden as concertmaster , where he was alongside Jahn the musical director of the royal theater until the end of 1882. In Warsaw, Josef Řebíček succeeded Adam Muenchheimer on January 13, 1883 until he moved to Budapest in 1891 , where he replaced Gustav Mahler .

Řebíček worked in Budapest for two years and returned to Wiesbaden in 1893, where he stayed until 1897, working under Franz Mannstädt and with Schlar. For the opening performance of the new Wiesbaden Theater in 1894, Josef Řebíček composed a festival play and performed it. In 1897 he switched to the then Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as Kapellmeister , which he always conducted when Arthur Nikisch performed in Leipzig, for example.

In the Wiesbaden period from 1866 to 1882 he promoted the reception of Richard Wagner's works , to which his wife, the singer Elisabeth Řebíček-Löffler , whom he met in Wiesbaden and married in 1872, played a major role. During his time with the Berliner Philharmoniker, he not only guaranteed "normal operation", he also introduced such meritorious innovations as the popular "Bierbank Concerts", concerts of high quality and definitely first line-up, but at an affordable price also for the " little man ”.

Since the Berliner Philharmoniker were a cooperative and had to do without subsidies from the state or the court box, he did not take any vacation: instead, the orchestra went to Scheveningen during the summer break and took on the spa concerts there in the large Kursaal. On the journey there and later on the return journey, there were several stops to offer a concert every day. A number of artists had their first success and breakthrough with and through Řebíček. B. Fritz Kreisler . There were also close ties to Max Bruch . The Řebíček couple had already performed with Bruch and his works during their time in Wiesbaden. In Berlin, Řebíček helped the Finn Ernst Mielck , one of Bruch's favorite pupils, to get a chance to perform.

Řebíček died in 1904 and was buried in the Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof in Berlin. The grave existed until the 1950s, but is no longer there today.

He was awarded the Prussian Order of the Crown, IV class.

Works

  • Festival based on texts by G. von Hülsen and J. Lauff
  • Symphony in B minor

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ HKO: Rebicek, Josef. Österreichisches Musiklexikon Online, May 14, 2005, accessed on August 3, 2009 (German).
  2. ↑ unknown: Rebicek, Josef. (No longer available online.) Goethe University, Frankfurt a. M., July 17, 2003, formerly in the original ; accessed on August 3, 2009 (German).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / edocs.ub.uni-frankfurt.de  
  3. ↑ BM: “Popular Concerts” with Josef Řebíček. Berliner Morgenpost, March 9, 2005, accessed on August 3, 2009 (German).
  4. ↑ BM: Řebíček made Berlin the world capital of music. Berliner Morgenpost, May 23, 2007, accessed on August 3, 2009 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Řebíček, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech violinist and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 1904
Place of death Berlin