About Willy Benda
Lived 1870 – 1929 (aged 58). Willy Benda was a cellist, musician and conductor.
Willy Benda (5 October 1870, Vevey – 18 August 1929, Bielefeld He also conducted the amateur orchestra Greenock For one year he participated in the Kosman String Quartet.
In 1907 he was called from Charlottenburg to Bielefeld to become the director of the Bielefeld Konservatorium.
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Who was Willy Benda?
cellist and conductor (1870–1929)
When was Willy Benda born?
Willy Benda was born on 5 October 1870 in Vevey.
When did Willy Benda die?
Willy Benda died on 18 August 1929 in Bielefeld.
What was Willy Benda's occupation?
Willy Benda was a cellist, musician and conductor.
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