Ernst Edler von Schuch, born Ernst Gottfried Schuch (23 November 1846, Graz – 10 May 1914, Niederlößnitz/Radebeul Dresden) was an Austrian conductor, who became famous through his working collaborations with Richard Strauss at the Dresden Court Opera.
Schuch first studied for Law, and later turned to music, being trained at first by E. Stolz. He studied in Graz and later in Vienna, briefly with Felix Otto Dessoff, and began in 1867 as Kapellmeist...
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Ernst Edler von Schuch, born Ernst Gottfried Schuch (23 November 1846, Graz – 10 May 1914, Niederlößnitz/Radebeul Dresden) was an Austrian conductor, who became famous through his working collaborations with Richard Strauss at the Dresden Court Opera.
Schuch first studied for Law, and later turned to music, being trained at first by E. Stolz. He studied in Graz and later in Vienna, briefly with Felix Otto Dessoff, and began in 1867 as Kapellmeister at Lobe's Theatre in Breslau. There followed engagements in Würzburg (1868–1870), Graz (1870/1871) and Basle, until he was employed in 1872 by Pollini's Italian Opera for Dresden. There in 1872 he became Music director at the Court Opera, from 1873 Royal Kapellmeister with Julius Rietz, later with Franz Wüllner. In 1878 he became a Royal Professor. In 1882 he undertook the direction of the Court Opera as Privy Councillor, and in 1889 he became General Music Director. He took up residence in 1882 in Niederlößnitz in the Weintraubenstraße (in...
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