Carl Zerran ( German: Carl Zerrahn ; July 28, 1826 , Malchow (Mecklenburg) - December 29, 1909 , Milton (Massachusetts) [2] ) - American conductor of German origin.
| Karl Zerran Carl Zerrahn | |
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| Date of Birth | July 28, 1829 |
| Place of Birth | Malchow (Mecklenburg) |
| Date of death | December 29, 1909 (aged 80) |
| Place of death | Milton (Massachusetts) |
| A country | USA |
| Professions | conductor |
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He studied music in Rostock , Hanover and Berlin , played the flute.
In 1848 , he entered the orchestra composed of German musicians under the direction of Karl Bergman as a flutist and went on tour with him in the United States, where the orchestra performed for six years in New York , Philadelphia , Boston and other cities, accompanying, in particular, concerts Jenny Lind , Ole Bull , Sigismund Talberg , Alfred Yael and other European celebrities.
In 1854 , after the dissolution of the orchestra, Zerran led the Boston orchestra and choir of the Handel and Haydn Society , which he directed for over 40 years, until 1898 (with a break from 1895 - 1897 ). At the same time in 1866 - 1882 . He led the Harvard University Orchestra, with whom, in particular, for the first time in the USA he performed symphonies No. 92 and 99 of Joseph Haydn [3] . In 1866 - 1897 directed the music festival in Worcester . He also conducted in other cities of the USA and Canada - in particular, in Quebec [4] .
He taught at the New England Conservatory .
According to contemporaries, Cerran enjoyed authority throughout the country, and Boston’s musical reputation on the American stage was largely created by his efforts [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Grove Dictionary of American Music - 2 - OUP , 2013 .-- ISBN 978-0-19-531428-1
- ↑ Obituary in The New York Times
- ↑ Haydn in Massachusetts
- ↑ Carl Zerrahn // Supplement to The Saturday Budget, December 6, 1890.
- ↑ Brainard's biographies of American musicians / Ed. by E. Douglas Bomberger. - Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 .-- P. 301.