Robert Robitschek

Robert Robitschek (born December 13, 1874 in Prague , † 1967 in Ramsey ) was a Czech-German conductor , composer and university professor .

Life

Robert Robitschek studied at the Prague Conservatory , also with Antonín Dvořák , with a degree as a conductor. He conducted at the Prague National Theater and then 1901–1902 in Rudolstadt . In 1902 he changed to the Berlin Royal Court Opera as Kapellmeister . Until 1904, on the recommendation of Richard Strauss, he also directed the Berlin Tonkünstler Orchestra .

In 1905 Robitschek became a member of the board of directors of the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory under Philipp Scharwenka . In 1907 he organized the construction of a building with two halls on Berlin's Lützowstrasse for concerts by conservatory teachers and other musicians. In 1923 the house was taken over by the composer and editor Oskar Schwalm .

After Scharwenka's death in 1917, Robitschek became the sole director. He taught conducting and composition . Under his direction, the conservatory building was replaced by a new building, an opera school and a student orchestra were founded, and additional lecturers were recruited, such as the pianist Conrad Ansorge , the cellist Gregor Piatigorsky and the composer and conductor Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek . One of Robitschek's students was Rodolfo Holzmann in particular .

After Hitler came to power in 1937, Robitschek was dismissed due to his Jewish descent, whereupon he emigrated to the USA .

As a composer Robitschek created the opera Ahasver , a rhapsody for violoncello and orchestra , orchestral and chamber music pieces as well as songs .

literature

H. Reitterer: Robitschek, Robert (1874-after 1937), music teacher and composer. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 191.

Individual evidence

↑ Robert Robitschek . In: Lexicon of persecuted musicians from the Nazi era, Musicological Institute of the University of Hamburg (accessed on February 24, 2016).
^ Piet Hein Honig, Hanns-Georg Rodek : 100001. The show business encyclopedia of the 20th century. Showbiz-Data-Verlag, Villingen-Schwenningen 1992, ISBN 3-929009-01-5 , p. 804.
↑ Stefan Strauss: The forgotten hall . Berliner Zeitung February 3, 2001 (accessed February 24, 2016).

personal data
SURNAME	Robitschek, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Czech-German conductor, composer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH	December 13, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH	Prague
DATE OF DEATH	1967
Place of death	Ramsey

[1] Robert Robitschek . In: Lexicon of persecuted musicians from the Nazi era, Musicological Institute of the University of Hamburg (accessed on February 24, 2016).

[2] Piet Hein Honig, Hanns-Georg Rodek : 100001. The show business encyclopedia of the 20th century. Showbiz-Data-Verlag, Villingen-Schwenningen 1992, ISBN 3-929009-01-5 , p. 804.

[3] Stefan Strauss: The forgotten hall . Berliner Zeitung February 3, 2001 (accessed February 24, 2016).