About Rudolf Fitzner
Lived 1868 – 1934 (aged 65). Rudolf Fitzner was an Austrian violinist, pedagogue and composer.
Rudolf Fitzner ( May 4, 1868 – February 2, 1934) was an Austrian violinist and music teacher.
He was born in Ernstbrunn in 1868. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory. Among his teachers were Anton Bruckner and Jakob Moritz Grün (violin).
In 1894 he established the Fitzner Quartet.
He briefly was chamber musician of the King of Bulgaria starting in 1911, but he soon returned to Austria. He died in Maxglan (present day in Salzburg).
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Who was Rudolf Fitzner?
Austrian musician
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Rudolf Fitzner was born on 4 May 1868 in Ernstbrunn.
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Rudolf Fitzner died on 2 February 1934 in Maxglan.
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Rudolf Fitzner was a violinist, pedagogue and composer.
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Rudolf Fitzner was Austrian.
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