Traugott Ochs (19 October 1854 – 28 August 1919) was a German court ''
Kapellmeister
(, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...
'',
organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...
and conductor.
Life
Born in
Altenfeld, Ochs made his conducting debut with the
Berlin Philharmonic
The Berlin Philharmonic (german: Berliner Philharmoniker, links=no, italic=no) is a German orchestra based in Berlin. It is one of the most popular, acclaimed and well-respected orchestras in the world.
History
The Berlin Philharmonic was fo ...
on 24 October 1905. He led the from 1901. From 1907 to 1910, he was ''Kapellmeister'' of the Hofkapelle and conductor of the
Loh-Orchester Sondershausen.
Ochs died in Berlin aged 64.
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29 August 1919
References
Further reading
* : ''Traugott Ochs. Die Leitung von Hofkapelle und Konservatorium vor 100 Jahren.'' In Wilhelm May: ''Ich heiße Bahn und bin bei der Post. Gesammelte Beiträge aus der Geschichte Sondershausens.'' Starke, Sondershausen 2011, , . (Reprint from 2007)
German classical organists
German conductors (music)
1854 births
1919 deaths
People from Ilm-Kreis
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