Ferdinand Pfohl
Illustration — Ferdinand Pfohl, Pastell by Anton Klamroth, 1892 Ferdinand Pfohl (lang; 12 October 1862 in Elbogen, Bohemia, Austrian Empire, now Loket n.O, Czech Republic – 16 December 1949 in Hamburg-Bergedorf) was a German music critic, music writer and composer. Pfohl studied law at Prague, then in Leipzig he studied music as private pupil of Oscar Paul and attended courses in philosophy at the university, worked as music critic at Leipziger Tageblatt and Königlich-Leipziger Zeitung; from November 1892 to 1931 he was music editor of Hamburger Nachrichten, since 1913 to 1934 teacher and co-director of Vogt Conservatory in Hamburg (Thompson - Slonimsky - Sabin). Prof.
Ferdinand Pfohl
Anton Klamroth (* 29. April 1860 in Moskau · private, Photo, 17.11.2016 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- 1862 · Loket.
- Died
- 1949 · Hamburg.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- composer · musicologist · writer · music critic
- Fields
- Lied · symphonic music
- Languages
- German
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Born at Loket in 1862, died in Hamburg in 1949.
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