Walther Krickau
Walther Krickau (born May 2, 1907 in Magdeburg , † November 29, 1946 in Hanover ) was a German violist .
Life
Walther Krickau, who was born in Magdeburg during the German Empire in 1907, worked as a musician at the Magdeburg City Theater before he - in the middle of the Second World War - on August 1, 1942, with the title of titled chamber musician of the city orchestra at the Hanover Opera House, succeeding Gustav Sachtleben was engaged.
Krickau worked in Hanover until the post-war period , but died during the British military rule in 1946 at the age of only 39. His successor on the viola was Eduard Meyer-Staudt .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Heinrich Sievers : The music in Hanover. The musical currents in Lower Saxony from the Middle Ages to the present with special consideration of the music history of the state capital Hanover , ed. on the occasion of the 325th anniversary of the Opera House Orchestra by the Society of Friends of the Opera House Orchestra, Hanover: Sponholtz, 1961, pp. 145, 150; limited preview in Google Book search
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| SURNAME | Krickau, Walther |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German violist, chamber and orchestral musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Magdeburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1946 |
| Place of death | Hanover |