Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory
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The Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory was a music institute in Berlin, established in 1893, which for decades (until 1960) was one of the most internationally renowned schools of music. It was formed from the existing schools of music of Xaver Scharwenka
and Karl Klindworth
, the Scharwenka-Konservatorium and the Klindworth-Musikschule. The former, with his brother Phillipp, consolidated the two.
Xaver Scharwenka
Franz Xaver Scharwenka was a German pianist, composer and teacher. He was the brother of Philipp Scharwenka , who was also a composer and teacher of music.- Life and career :...
and Karl Klindworth
Karl Klindworth
Karl Klindworth was a German composer, pianist, conductor, violinist and music publisher.-Biography:Klindworth was born at Hanover in 1830. For a time he conducted a traveling opera troupe, but settled in Hanover as a teacher and composer. From there he went to Weimar, 1852, and studied the piano...
, the Scharwenka-Konservatorium and the Klindworth-Musikschule. The former, with his brother Phillipp, consolidated the two.
Directors
- 1881-1892: Xaver ScharwenkaXaver ScharwenkaFranz Xaver Scharwenka was a German pianist, composer and teacher. He was the brother of Philipp Scharwenka , who was also a composer and teacher of music.- Life and career :...
(Scharwenka-Konservatorium) - 1890-1892: Wilhelm Langhans (Scharwenka-Konservatorium)
- 1883-1892: Karl KlindworthKarl KlindworthKarl Klindworth was a German composer, pianist, conductor, violinist and music publisher.-Biography:Klindworth was born at Hanover in 1830. For a time he conducted a traveling opera troupe, but settled in Hanover as a teacher and composer. From there he went to Weimar, 1852, and studied the piano...
(Klindworth-Musikschule) - 1893-1905: Hugo Goldschmidt
- 1893-1917: Philipp ScharwenkaPhilipp ScharwenkaLudwig Philipp Scharwenka was a German composer and teacher of music. He was the older brother of Xaver Scharwenka.- Early training :...
- 1898-1924: Xaver Scharwenka
- 1905-1917: Robert Robitschek
- 1937-1954: Walter Scharwenka