Hugo Kaun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hugo Kaun

German composer and conductor

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1863

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 02-Apr-1932

Profession: composer, conductor, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Hugo Kaun

  • Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (March 21, 1863 – April 2, 1932) was a German composer, conductor, and music teacher.Kaun was born in Berlin, and completed his musical training in his native city.
  • In 1886 (or 1887), he left Germany for the United States and settled in Milwaukee, which was home to a well-established German immigrant community .
  • As the conductor of local choral societies such as the Milwaukee Liederkranz and the Milwaukee Men's Choir, Kaun quickly acquired an important influence over the city's musical life.
  • He also taught at the conservatory, where his colleagues included Wilhelm Middelschulte.
  • Kaun's eldest son, Bernhard Kaun, later became a composer of film scores in Hollywood. At the turn of the century, Kaun returned to Germany and continued his teaching in Berlin.
  • Although he received numerous lucrative offers of employment from abroad, these inducements could not persuade him to leave Berlin a second time.
  • In 1912, he was appointed to the Prussian Academy of Arts.
  • He chronicled his eventful life in his autobiography Aus meinem Leben (From My Life).
  • He died in Berlin. Kaun composed in a Romantic style for a wide range of genres, including operas, symphonies, tone poems, pieces for solo organ and piano, as well as works for other combinations of instruments.
  • His opera Der Fremde was first performed at the Dresden Hofoper (now the Semperoper) on 23 February 1920, with a cast including Richard Tauber, Elisabeth Rethberg and Friedrich Plaschke, conducted by Fritz Reiner. Notable students include composer Fannie Charles Dillon and pianist Myrtle Elvyn.

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