Karl Leopold Böhm (also Carl Leopold Böhm, Leopold Karl Böhm; 4 November 1806 – 2 October 1859) was an Austrian cellist.
Life
Böhm was born in Vienna, son of a businessman, and he was intended to follow in the business. Showing musical ability, he studied at the Conservatory of the
Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna, with
Joseph Merk and Karl Gottfried Salzmann. Aged 18 he appeared in concert in Prague, Budapest and other cities; returning to Vienna, he joined the orchestra of the
Theater in der Josefstadt
The Theater in der Josefstadt is a theater in Vienna in the eighth district of Josefstadt. It was founded in 1788 and is the oldest still performing theater in Vienna. It is often referred to colloquially as simply ''Die Josefstadt''.
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In 1828 he joined, as solo cellist, the court orchestra of Prince Fürstenberg at , directed by
Jan Kalivoda
Jan Křtitel Václav Kalivoda (Johann Baptist Wenzel Kalliwoda in German) (February 21, 1801 – December 3, 1866) was a composer, conductor and violinist of Bohemian birth.
Life
Kalivoda was born in Prague in 1801 and as early as 1811 star ...
; when the orchestra was disbanded in 1848, he remained there in a chamber ensemble. During the summer he appeared as soloist in Germany, Switzerland and France.
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Böhm was an occasional composer of works for the cello.][
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1806 births
1859 deaths
19th-century Austrian people
Austrian classical cellists
Austrian classical composers
Musicians from Vienna