Max Rudolf (conductor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Max Rudolf (conductor)

German conductor

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1902

Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 28-Feb-1995

Profession: conductor, music pedagogue

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Max Rudolf (conductor)

  • Max Rudolf (June 15, 1902 — February 28, 1995) was a German conductor and music institute teacher. Rudolf was born in Frankfurt am Main, where he studied cello, piano, organ and trumpet.
  • He was a composition student of Bernhard Sekles at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt.
  • He held positions in Freiburg as assistant conductor at the Stadtische Theater, and as second conductor at the Hessisches Staatstheater in Darmstadt.
  • In 1929, he became principal conductor of the German Theatre in Prague.In 1940, Rudolf emigrated to the United States, and took American citizenship in 1945.
  • He served on the conducting staff of the Metropolitan Opera between 1946 and 1958, and had the title of musical administrator of the company between 1950 and 1958.
  • In 1958, Rudolf became music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and held this post until 1970.
  • He was director of the Cincinnati May Festival from 1963 to 1970.
  • After his tenure in Cincinnati, Rudolf served as conductor of the Dallas Symphony for a season (1973–1974), and artistic advisor of the New Jersey Symphony for the 1976–1977 season. Rudolf wrote The Grammar of Conducting, a widely used text for orchestral conducting which was published in 1950.
  • It was republished with revisions in 1980 and again in 1995.
  • He was head of the opera and conducting department at the Curtis Institute of Music from 1970 to 1973.
  • He returned to the Curtis faculty under emeritus status in 1983, and remained so affiliated until his death. Rudolf and his wife Liese had two children.
  • His widow, their son William, and their daughter Marianne survived him, as well as five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

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