Alfred Francis Hill CMG OBE (16 December 1869 – 30 October 1960) was an Australian composer, conductor and teacher.
He was born in Melbourne, but spent most of his early life in New Zealand. He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory between 1887 and 1891 under Gustav Schreck, Hans Sitt and Oscar Paul. Later he played second violin with the Gewandhaus Orchestra, under the conductorship of names such as Brahms, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Max Bruch, and Carl ...
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Alfred Francis Hill CMG OBE (16 December 1869 – 30 October 1960) was an Australian composer, conductor and teacher.
He was born in Melbourne, but spent most of his early life in New Zealand. He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory between 1887 and 1891 under Gustav Schreck, Hans Sitt and Oscar Paul. Later he played second violin with the Gewandhaus Orchestra, under the conductorship of names such as Brahms, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Max Bruch, and Carl Reinecke. While there, some of his compositions were played with fellow students, and several were published in Germany. These included the Scotch Sonata for violin and piano.
Hill returned to New Zealand, where was appointed director of the Wellington Orchestral Society. He also worked as a violin teacher, recitalist, chamber musician, and choral conductor. He was active in the push for a New Zealand Conservatorium of Music, and for the foundation of an institute of Māori studies at Rotorua.
Hill returned to Australia in 1897 where he...
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