Erdmannsdörfer, Max Von
Erdmannsdörfer, Max Von
Erdmannsdörfer, Max von, German conductor; b. Nuremberg, June 14, 1848; d. Munich, Feb. 14, 1905. He studied at the Leipzig Cons. (1863–67), and in Dresden (1868–69). From 1871 to 1880 he was court conductor at Sondershausen, and then was active in Vienna, Leipzig, and Nuremberg. In 1882 he was engaged as conductor of the Imperial Musical Soc. in Moscow; in 1885, became prof, at the Moscow Cons. His sym. concerts in Moscow were of great importance to Russian music. He introduced many new works by Russian composers, and his influence was considerable in Moscow musical circles, despite the mediocrity of his conducting. Returning to Germany, he became conductor of the Bremen Phil. Concerts (until 1895). In 1897 he settled in Munich.
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