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1818, Theodor Kullak
Theodor Kullak (1818 – 1882): Polish Pianist, Teacher – Romantic Period (Brother of Adolph Kullak)
- Pupil of Czerny, Nicolai, and Simon Sechter.
- Founded along with Julius Stern and Adolf Bernhard Marx, Tonkünstler-Verein, a conservatory for music education in Berlin. (Due to differences, Kullak resigned and it became the Stern Conservatory 1855, with Hans von Bülow succeeding him).
- After leaving Stern, he founded Neue Akademie der Tonkunst primarily for pianists. Also known as ‘Kullak’s Academy.’
- Considered one of the greatest pedagogues in 19th century.
- Wrote Octave‐school or School of Octave Playing (Die Schule des Oktavenspiels) (1848).
- Some of his pupils: Moritz Moszkowski, Nikolai Rubinstein, and Xaver Scharwenka.
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Андрей Романенко. "Portrait of Theodor Kullak, c. 1892." Scan of a Drawing. Commons Wikimedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 3 Sept. 2010. Web. 12 Oct. 2015. Public Domain.
Additional References:
- "Kullak: (1) Theodor Kullak." Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, 2007 – 2015. Web. 16 Sept. 2015.
- Palmieri, Robert, ed. The Piano: An Encyclopedia. 2nd Edition. New York: Routledge, June 1, 2004. Google Books. Web. 14 Sept. 2015.
- Lane, Piers. "Theodor Kullak." Hyperion Records. Hyperion Records Limited, 1999. Web. 16 Sept. 2015.
