New Vienna Conservatory

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The New Vienna Conservatory was a renowned music school founded in 1909 under private law that was closed by the National Socialists in 1938.

history

The institute, initially only used unofficially for self-promotion as the New Vienna Conservatory , was founded in 1909 as a private music school by Theobald Kretschmann. In response to the earlier elevation of the traditional conservatory of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde to the Imperial and Royal Academy of Music and Performing Arts . Initially perceived as competition by the “academics”, the unofficial use of the title conservatory (until 1921) was repeatedly objected to. It was not until 1932 that the name New Vienna Conservatory was officially allowed to be used. Until then, the music school had gone through many a crisis and changed.

Led by Kretschmann for only two years, the establishment of an association and an expansion of the subjects taught ensured the educational institution's survival even during the First World War. In the end, it was Josef Reitler who, as director (from 1915), with many years of commitment and skill, helped the institute to achieve a boom, high level and reputation. He has succeeded in gaining more and more well-known musicians with a good reputation from public concert life for teaching. Time and again, “timely”, innovative training offers were consciously included in the program. So z. As it was the mid-1920s to establish a separate children's department or in the 1930s to those for operetta / cabaret , jazz - orchestra or sound film .

The quality of the education and the reputation of the conservatory resulted in an increased influx of students. For example, the frequency rose from 40 in 1915 to over 1300 around 1929. It was not until the economic crisis that the number of pupils fell significantly again.

During the years of its existence, the New Vienna Conservatory developed alongside the Academy (today: University) for music and performing arts to become the most important and innovative music teaching institution in Austria. The takeover of power by the National Socialists in March 1938 put an end to this process. In addition to Josef Reitler himself, numerous teachers were dismissed for “racial” reasons, the conservatory closed in autumn 1938 and the sponsoring association dissolved. A part of the teaching staff still employed at the time was transferred to the newly founded music school of the City of Vienna .

Directors

  • Emerich Bénesi (1909-1910)
  • Franz Ondricek (1910-1915)
  • Josef Reitler (1915–1938)

Well-known teachers

Well-known graduates

literature

  • Eveline Möller: The music schools of the City of Vienna and their predecessors in the first half of the 20th century . Univ. Diss., Vienna 1994.
  • Josef Reitler: 25 years of the New Vienna Conservatory 1909–1934 . New Vienna Conservatory, Vienna 1934.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Always be ready to go. The exiled estate of the Grünschlag musician siblings , brochure for the exhibition in the Adolf Loos rooms of the Vienna Library in the City Hall , December 10, 2015 to April 29, 2016

Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 17.5 ″  N , 16 ° 22 ′ 20.15 ″  E