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Bernhard Paumgartner (born 14 November 1887 in Vienna; died 27 July 1971 in
Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label= Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...
) was an
Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n conductor, composer and musicologist. He is most famous for being
Herbert von Karajan Herbert von Karajan (; born Heribert Ritter von Karajan; 5 April 1908 – 16 July 1989) was an Austrian conductor. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 34 years. During the Nazi era, he debuted at the Salzburg Festival, wit ...
's composition teacher at the
Mozarteum Mozarteum University Salzburg (German: ''Universität Mozarteum Salzburg'') is one of three affiliated but separate (it is actually a state university) entities under the “Mozarteum” moniker in Salzburg municipality; the International Mo ...
in
Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label= Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...
, where he recognized his pupil's potential gifts for conducting. Karajan would become a notable conductor. He also taught Vittorio Negri.


Works

*''Das Taghorn - Works of minnesingers'' (1922) *''Mozart - Biography'' (1927) *''Franz Schubert. Eine Biographie - Biography'' (1943). Published in Spain by Alianza Editorial, SA, in 1992, under the title Franz Schubert. *''Bach - Biography'' (1950) *''Mozart - Biography'' (1957). Published in Spain by Alianza Editorial, SA, in 1991. *''Das von der Antike Instrumentelle Ensemble bis zur Gegenwart'' (1966)


Decorations and awards

* Honorary title of privy councillor * Honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Philosophy,
University of Salzburg The University of Salzburg (german: Universität Salzburg), also known as the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (''Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg'', PLUS), is an Austrian public university in Salzburg municipality, Salzburg state, named af ...
(14 November 1967) *
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian ...
(1962) * Honorary Citizen of the City of Salzburg (1963) * Ring of Salzburg (1963) * Naming of ''Bernhard-Paumgartner-Weg'' in Salzburg


References

1887 births 1971 deaths Musicians from Vienna Male conductors (music) Austrian male writers Mozart scholars Academic staff of Mozarteum University Salzburg Recipients of the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art 20th-century Austrian musicologists Academic staff of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna 20th-century Austrian conductors (music) 20th-century Austrian male musicians {{Austria-composer-stub