:''Julius Goltermann should not be confused with
Georg Goltermann (1824–1898), the composer of eight cello concertos.''
Johann August Julius Goltermann (15 July 1825 – 4 April 1876) was a 19th-century German
cellist and music
professor
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Life and career
Julius Goltermann was born in
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
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Germany
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on 15 July 1825.
[ He studied cello with Friedrich August Kummer in ]Dresden
Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label= Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth ...
before holding a professorship of cello at the Prague Conservatory
The Prague Conservatory or Prague Conservatoire ( cs, Pražská konzervatoř) is a music school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1808. Currently, Prague Conservatory offers four or six year study courses, which can be compared to the level ...
from 1850 to 1862 – there he taught the cellist David Popper
David Popper (June 16, 1843 – August 7, 1913) was a Bohemian cellist and composer. Some other sources list his date of birth as December 9, 1843.
Life
Popper was born in Prague, and studied music at the Prague Conservatory. His family was J ...
.[ Between 1862 and 1870 he was a member of the court band at Stuttgart.][ He retired in 1870.][
]
Death
He died in Stuttgart, Germany on 4 April 1876 aged 50.[
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References
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1825 births
1876 deaths
Musicians from Hamburg
German classical cellists
19th-century German musicians
19th-century classical musicians