Willy Benda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Willy Benda

cellist and conductor (1870–1929)

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1870

Place of Birth: Vevey, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1929

Profession: conductor, musician, cellist

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Willy Benda (5 October 1870, Vevey – 18 August 1929, Bielefeld) was German cellist and conductor.
In 1890s he lived in Scotland being a professor of piano, cello and accompaniment at the Athenaeum School of Music.
He also conducted the amateur orchestra Greenock with more than 60 performers.
For one year (1898) he participated in the Kosman String Quartet.In 1907 he was called from Charlottenburg to Bielefeld to become the director of the Bielefeld Konservatorium.