Emil Mollenhauer
Emil Mollenhauer(1855–1927) was an American musician, an orchestra violinist and conductor.
Biography
[edit]Emil Mollenhauer was born inBrooklyn,New York, on August 4, 1855, to Frederick Mollenhauer ofErfurt,Germany, who was himself a violinist.[1]He attended public school in Brooklyn.[2]He was a musical prodigy and was playing in the orchestra ofNiblo's Gardenin February 1864 before he was nine years old. From the age of sixteen he played in the orchestras of theBooth Theatre,where his uncle led the orchestra, that ofTheodore Thomasat Central Park Garden, and theDamrosch Orchestra,where he also played piano. He left New York City for Boston where he played at theBijou Opera House.He played first violin in theBoston Symphony Orchestrafrom 1884 to 1888. He turned to conducting and led theGermania Orchestrafor several years and then led several annual tours as head of theBoston Festival Orchestra,leading concerts with such notable soloists asEmma Calvé,Nellie Melba,andEugène Ysaÿe.Mollenhauer was conductor of the Apollo Club of Boston, an acclaimed men's chorus, from November 1901 through April 1927.[3]He became conductor of Boston'sHandel and Haydn Societyin 1899[2]and held that post until his death.
Mollenhauer married Mary Laverty, a professional singer. He died at his home inBoston, Massachusetts,on December 10, 1927. He was scheduled to conduct a concert the day following his death.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Emil Mollenhauer, Musician, is Dead"(PDF).The New York Times.December 11, 1927. p. 31.RetrievedJuly 27,2012.
- ^ab"The Handel and Haydn's New Conductor"(PDF).The New York Times.September 10, 1899. p. 20.RetrievedJune 21,2022.
- ^Apollo Programmes.Massachusetts Historical Society. pp. Volume VI.
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