Hermann Fliege (9 September 1829, Stendal, Germany – 8 November 1907, St Petersburg) was a German

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

and conductor. In 1882 he was appointed the first director of what would later become the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra when he was named leader of a band of 100 musicians at the court of Tsar Alexander III. He continued to hold this position until his death in 1907.

Compositions

* ''Eine fromme Schwester'' (opera)

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German composers German conductors (music) German male conductors (music) 1829 births 1907 deaths 19th-century German musicians 19th-century German male musicians {{Germany-composer-stub