Ferdinand Grossmann

Ferdinand Grossmann ( born July 4, 1887 in Tulln, † December 5, 1970 in Vienna ) was an Austrian choir director, singing teacher and composer.

Biography

Grossmann studied music in Linz in August Göllerich. A few years later he attended the conducting class of Felix Weingartner in Vienna.

In 1923 he founded the Vienna Conservatory people, one of the predecessor institutions of the Vienna Conservatory. He later became artistic director and partly also the founder of a number of important Viennese institutions that have in the narrower or broader sense to do with choral singing and he often led to international recognition, in particular the Vienna Boys' Choir.

But he was also partly worked for many years for the Vienna Men's Choral Association, the Vienna Singing club, the choir of the Vienna State Opera, the Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Choir, the Chamber Choir of the Vienna Academy of Music.

In addition, Grossman worked as a conductor of the Academic Orchestra Association and as conductor of the Imperial Chapel. Ferdinand Grossmann from 1939 to 1945 and again from 1956 until his death artistic director of the Vienna Boys' Choir.

In 1982 ( 22nd District ), the Grossmann street named after him in Vienna Danube city.