Ernst Wendel Explained

Ernst Wendel (26 March 1876 – 21 May 1938) was a German violinist and conductor.

Life

Wendel was born in Breslau. For one season in 1896/97 Wendel was concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Theodore Thomas. From 1909 to 1935, he was General Music Director of the Bremer Philharmoniker. As a violinist, he taught Georg Kulenkampff. In 1914, in Stuttgart and in 1925/26, he conducted the Frankfurter Museumsgesellschaft. In 1913, he conducted Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 for the first time in Russia.^[1] He made his mark on .^[2]

Wendel was married to the concert pianist Ilse Wendel née Wolde. His younger son was the set and costume designer Heinrich Wendel (1915-1980).^[3]

Wendel died in Jena aged 62.

Work

• Das Grab im Busento, for male choir with orchestra
• Das deutsche lied, for men's choir with orchestra

He also composed a cappella men's choirs and Lieder.

Further reading

• Klaus Blum: Musikfreunde und Musici – Musikleben in Bremen seit der Aufklärung. Hans Schneider Verlag, Tutzing 1975,, from page 419

Notes and References

1. http://www.stokowski.org/Principal_Musicians_Chicago_Symphony.htm Principals CSO
2. http://www.webarchiv-server.de/pin/archiv01/1701ob15.htm Otto Besch
3. Bernd-Ulrich Hergemöller (ed.): Mann für Mann: Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte von Freundesliebe und mannmännlicher Sexualität im deutschen Sprachraum, Teil 1. LIT Verlag, Münster 2010,, p. 1246f. .