Wenzel Gährich [SEP] date of birth
Wenzel Gährich
Wenzel Gährich (16 September 1794 in Cerhovice, Bohemia – 15 September 1864 in Berlin) was a German violinist and composer. Gährich composed numerous ballets, especially for Michel François Hoguet and Paul Taglioni. He was the Royal Ballet-music conductor in Berlin.
Selected works.
- Ballet
- "" (Berlin 1838, Wien 1854); choreography by Paul Taglioni
- "Don Quixote" (Berlin c.1839); choreography by Paul Taglioni
- " (Berlin 1844); choreography by
his study of Arthur Schopenhauer. In music, he studied counterpoint with Siegfried Dehn, piano and composition with Friedrich Kiel and instrumentation with choirmaster Wenzel Gährich, all at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Lorenz remained in Berlin until 1864, during which he had several conducting engagements of the Meixnerschen glee club. In 1864, Lorenz moved to Strasbourg to conduct the Musical Society. Two years later he became professor at his "alma mater", the Marienstiftsgymnasium. Three years before the death of Carl Loewe in 1869, Lorenz became his