Rudolph Ganz
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Rudolph Ganz (born 24 February 1877 in Zurich, Switzerland, died 2 August 1972 in Chicago, USA) was a Swiss pianist, conductor and composer. He claimed direct descent from Charlemagne.
A pupil of Busoni in Berlin, he became head of piano studies at the Chicago Musical College in 1901.
From 1921 to 1927 he was the conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and did much to raise it to the top rank of orchestras. From 1928 he returned to teach at the Chicago Musical College, serving as its president from 1934 to 1958.
He was active in the promotion of new music throughout his career - in 1923 he received the French Legion of Honour for introducing the works of Debussy and Ravel to American audiences, and in later years he performed and conducted pieces by Boulez, John Cage and Honegger.
His pupils included the influential piano teacher and theorist Abby Whiteside.
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| Preceded by Max Zach |
Musical Directors, St Louis Symphony Orchestra 1921–1927 |
Succeeded by Vladimir Golschmann |
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