Ferruccio Busoni
1866 - 1924
Ferruccio Busoni was a German composer and pianist born in Italy. At the age of 7 he made his first public appearance and at 12 he conducted his own Stabat Mater.
He taught in Helsinki, Moscow and Boston before settling permanently in Berlin in 1894. He became famous as a virtuoso pianist and gave world premieres of works by important composers.
His most famous work during his lifetime, the opera Die Brautwahl (1910), was followed by the operas Arlecchino (1916) and Turandot (1917), but the unfinished and posthumously staged Doctor Faust is considered his masterpiece.
Of his orchestral works, his Piano Concerto (1904) is the most frequently performed. His numerous piano pieces include the Fantasia contrappuntistica (1910), six sonatinas (1910-20) and arrangements of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Erik Satie
1866 - 1925
Felix Mendelsohn Bartholdy
1809 - 1847
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was a German composer, pianist and organist. He is considered to be one of the most important musicians of the Romantic era and, as a conductor, set new standards that have shaped conducting to this day.
In addition, Mendelssohn Bartholdy campaigned for the performance of works by Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach. In doing so, he contributed significantly to their rediscovery and to the development of an understanding of the “classical” epoch of German music.
He is considered to be a co-founder of historical music care and founded the first conservatory in Germany.
