Max Vogrich

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Max (Wilhelm Carl) Vogrich (1852-1916) was an Austrian pianist and composer, born in Szeben, Transylvania. A childhood prodigy, he was an acclaimed pianist at the age of 14 years. He studied at Leipzig under Carl Reinecke, Hans Richter, Moritz Hauptmann, Wenzel, and Ignaz Moscheles, completing the studies in 1869. From 1870 to 1878 he was engaged in concert tours throughout Continental Europe, South America, and the United States. From 1882 to 1886 he was engaged in concert tours and teaching in Australia, after which he went to New York, where he lived for some time. His works include the operas Vanda (1875), Lanzelot (1890), King Arthur (1893), and Buddha (1904), an oratorio, The Captivity (1891); the cantatas The Young King and the Sheperdess and The Diver; several masses, symphonies, violin and pianoforte concertos, and sonatas, besides duets, songs, and chamber music.