About Friedrich Kark
Lived 1869 – 1939 (aged 69–70). Friedrich Kark was a conductor, chapelmaster and pianist.
Friedrich Kark (13 August 1869 in Ottensen near Altona – 18 June 1939 in Berlin) was a German conductor who conducted the first recording of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony in 1910.
Porträt des Musikers und Dirigenten Friedrich Kark († 1939).
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Who was Friedrich Kark?
German conductor
When was Friedrich Kark born?
Friedrich Kark was born on 13 August 1869.
When did Friedrich Kark die?
Friedrich Kark died in 1939.
What was Friedrich Kark's occupation?
Friedrich Kark was a conductor, chapelmaster and pianist.
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Friedrich Kark's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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