Fritz Kirmse

Fritz Kirmse (born 11 February 1912, date of death unknown) was a German violinist and university lecturer. From 1934 to 1936 he was appointed to the Bayreuth Festival orchestra. From 1937 to 1939 he was first concertmaster of the .

Life Kirmse was born in Leipzig in 1912. He first received violin lessons from Emil Kolb and then studied with Walther Davisson and Charles Münch at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. Die Musik in Hannover. Die musikalischen Strömungen in Niedersachsen vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Musikgeschichte der Landeshauptstadt Hannover" (The music in Hannover. The musical trends in Lower Saxony from the Middle Ages to the present day with special emphasis on the musical history of the state capital of Hanover). Published on the occasion of the 325th anniversary of the Opera House Orchestra by the Society of Friends of the Opera House Orchestra, Sponholtz, Hanover 1961. From 1934 to 1936 he was additionally appointed to the Bayreuth Festival orchestra: The Bayreuth Festival Orchestra. History, stories and anecdotes from then to now. Lienau, Berlin 1997,. He received the honorary title of chamber musician in June 1937. (Quellenkataloge zur Musikgeschichte. Vol. 40). Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 2007,. After 1945 he was the first violinist of the Kirmse Quartet. From 1949 he was also a member of the Leipzig Beethoven Piano Trio.

In addition, he was a teacher at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Leipzig from 1946 to 1948. Among his students was the Gewandhaus musician Rolf Harzer. Published on the occasion of the 325th anniversary of the Opera House Orchestra by the Society of Friends of the Opera House Orchestra, Sponholtz, Hannover 1961.