Hugo Jan Huss (January 26, 1934 – February 21, 2006) was an orchestra conductor and music director.
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He was born in
Timișoara, Romania and died in
La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of La Crosse County. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's population as of the 2020 census w ...
. He studied at the
Bucharest Conservatory of Music where he was the favorite student of
Constantin Silvestri
Constantin-Nicolae Silvestri (; 31 May 1913, Bucharest – 23 February 1969, London) was a Romanian conductor and composer.
Early life
Silvestri, born of Austro-Italian-Romanian stock, was brought up mostly by his mother, his father dying fro ...
. After graduation, he became conductor and music director of the Symphony Orchestra in
Arad, a city in western Romania, close to his native town. In 1968, he went to
Paris, France, and did not return to Romania. Later he was conductor and music director in
Mexico and, from 1977, in
Wisconsin. He is buried in Arad's Pomenirea Cemetery.
Notes
Sources
Hugo Huss Memorial Website*
ttp://lacrossetribune.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/obituaries-for-sunday-february/article_dd16dbc3-29f6-5570-b8ca-e56c0c218d5b.html ''Hugo Jan Huss'', obituary, ''La Crosse Tribune''
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1934 births
2006 deaths
American male conductors (music)
People from La Crosse, Wisconsin
Musicians from Timișoara
Romanian emigrants to the United States
Romanian conductors (music)
Male conductors (music)
20th-century American conductors (music)
20th-century American male musicians
National University of Music Bucharest alumni