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First name: Kurt
Last name: Rapf
Dates: 1922
Category: Quartet
Nationality: austrian
Opus name: Quartett fuer Klavier,Violine,Viola uns Violoncello (1985)
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Peculiarities: See: http://db.musicaustria.at/besetzungssuche?field_werke_besetzung_value_1=1486&field_werke_besetzung_value=All&tid=2511&tid_1=2520&tid_2=2517&tid_3=2525
Information: Coming from a Viennese family of musicians, Dr. Kurt Rapf studied at the Vienna Academy of Music where he graduated in conducting, organ, piano, harpsichord, and composition. The exceptional versatility of this artist could already be seen in his early youth. Shortly after World War II, he founded the Collegium Musicum Wien, a Viennese based string symphony which toured Europe and overseas countries with much success. When he was conducting at the Opera House in Zurich, he was offered a professorship at the State Academy of Music. From 1953-1960 he was the music director of the city of Innsbruck. From 1970-1987 he was the chief of the music department of the city of Vienna. Dr. Rapf has made many recordings. He was won numerous awards and travels throughout the world both as a conductor of the Wiener Sinfonietta and as organ and piano soloist. March, 2005