Hans von Schuch explained

Hans von Schuch (19 June 1886 – 24 November 1963) was a German cellist and music educator.

Life

Born in Niederlößnitz (now part of Radebeul) in the Kingdom of Saxony, Schuch grew up with his parents, the conductor Ernst von Schuch and the opera singer Clementine von Schuch-Proska, in his native town. He was a brother of the coloratura soprano Liesel Schuch-Ganzel and the soprano Käthe von Schuch-Schmidt.^[1] His daughter Clementine von Schuch (1921-2014) also became an opera singer.^{[2] [3]}

Schuch studied at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber and was engaged as a violoncellist in Berlin, Vienna and Dresden. From 1915 he was active as a music teacher.^[4]

Schuch died on November 24, 1963, in Dresden at the age of 77.

Further reading

• Erika Eschebach, Andrea Rudolph, Stadtmuseum Dresden (ed.): Die Schuchs. Eine Künstlerfamilie in Dresden. Sandstein Verlag, Dresden 2014, .

Notes and References

1. https://www.geni.com/people/Hans-von-Schuch/6000000015652276216 Hans von Schuch
2. https://web.operissimo.com/triboni/exec?method=com.operissimo.artist.webDisplay&xsl=webDisplay&id=ffcyoieagxaaaaabfoag Clementine von Schuch
3. https://museen-dresden.de/index.php?lang=en&node=dates&resartium=all&tempus=month&locus=all&event=1541&reference=1541_12201405100000 Die Schuchs - eine Künstlerfamilie in Dresden
4. http://operalounge.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Schuch-001-001.jpg Family portrait (around 1910): Mr. and Mrs. Schuch with children in the garden.