Richard Heuberger

Composer

Birthday June 18, 1850

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Graz, Austria

DEATH DATE Oct 28, 1914 (64)

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About

Austrian composer and music instructor who composed the ballets Die Lautenschlägerin and Struwwelpeter as well as several operas and operettas.

Before Fame

He originally studied engineering, but left that pursuit and entered the Graz Conservatory.

Trivia

He was the director of the Vienna Men's Choral Association and an instructor at the Vienna Conservatory for many years.

Family Life

He was born in Graz, Austria, but spent most of his life in Vienna.

Associated With

Arnold Schoenberg was also a notable instructor at the Vienna Conservatory.