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The Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory (German: Klindworth-Scharwenka-Konservatorium) was a music institute in Berlin, established in 1893, which for decades (until 1960) was one of the most internationally renowned schools of music.
Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory. Founded: 1893. Dissolved: 1960. One of the most internationally renowned schools of music. Mentioned in. Paul Dessau’s “Hagadah.” A Passover Oratorio Reflecting Contemporary History (Daniela Reinhold) Integrated Authority File.
- 1960
Jun 19, 2007 · The Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory was founded in 1893 out of an amalgamation of Karl Klindworth's (1830–1916) and Xaver Scharwenka's (1850–1924) piano conservatories. It occupied a leading position in Berlin's musical life for several decades.
- Christian Utz
- 2004
The Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory (German: '''Klindworth-Scharwenka-Konservatorium''') was a music institute in Berlin, established in 1893, which for decades (until 1960) was one of the most internationally renowned schools of music.
One of Franz Liszt´s last pupils in Weimar in 1885 and 1886 as well as one of the most intellectual pianists of his generation, Conrad Ansorge taught at the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin and was head of the piano department at the German Academy in Prague.
At this time, he established the Klindworths Musikschule, which later became the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory. Klindworth remained in Berlin until 1893, when he retired to Potsdam, practicing as a teacher.
Philipp however returned to Berlin in 1892 to take control of the Conservatory there, which in 1893 he merged with the Piano School of Karl Klindworth to form the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory. This went on to become an outstanding institution in the musical landscape of Berlin.