Luigi von Kunits

Luigi von Kunits (20 July 1870 – 8 October 1931) was an Austrian conductor, composer, violinist, and pedagogue. He was the founding conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 1922.

Kunits was born Ludwig Paul Maria in Vienna, Austria, where he studied with Jakob Grün, Otakar Ševčík, Anton Bruckner, and Eduard Hanslick. He died in Toronto Canada.

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Ford, Clifford. Kunits, Luigi von. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Foundation of Canada. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.

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