Rudolph Ganz

Rudolph Ganz ( born February 24, 1877 in Zurich, † August 2, 1972 in Chicago) was a Swiss composer, pianist and conductor.

Life

He received his first musical education in Zurich in piano and cello as well as in Lausanne, where he majored in piano and organ at the conservatory. From 1899 he also studied composition in Berlin with Ferruccio Busoni.

After completing his studies he went early 20th century in the United States. In Chicago, he worked for several years as a piano teacher. From 1905, he toured as a concert pianist by America and Europe. In the years 1921-1927 he worked as a conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of St. Louis. After returning to Chicago, he worked from 1929 at the local Musical College operates. In the period 1934-1954 Rudolph had whole held the position of director at that college. Between 1938 and 1949, he still seemed beyond as a conductor in New York.

The compositional works of Rudolph Ganz mainly includes symphonies and other instrumental works. In addition, he set hundreds of texts, texts primarily by artists from his native Switzerland. He also became involved in his adopted home of America for performances of contemporary European composers such as Maurice Ravel, Bela Bartok, Claude Debussy and Webern. In 1923, received the Medal of the French Legion of Honor has been awarded for this achievement.

Works (selection)

• Piano Concerto, Op 32
• "Animal Pictures "
• Sonata No. 2 op 50
• Suite Op 38

Weblink

• Jean -Louis Matthey / AA: Ganz, Rudolph in the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland

• Conductor
• Swiss composer
• Composer of classical music ( 20th century)
• Classic pianist
• Member of the Legion of Honour ( severity unknown)
• Americans
• Born in 1877
• Died in 1972
• Man