Max Kästl

Max Kästl (9 February 1862 in Munich; † 31 October 1907 in Baltimore) was a German violinist.

Biography

Max Kästl (or in English Max Kaestl) was born into a musical family and became a music child prodigy. He studied violin first at the conservatory in Munich, later in Leipzig. His first position was the music director at the Kurkapelle in Bad Kissingen and later at the orchestra in the Royal Theatre in Munich. Around 1885 Max Kästl became concertmaster at the Boston Symphony Orchestra and later at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He also taught at the Peabody Institute. Max Kästl died of Bright's disease.

Compositions
  • Komisches Violinconcert (~1885)
  • Pfarrer-Kneipp-Marsch for piano (1896)
  • Concert-polka for 4 recorders, guitar, trumscheit, timpani and triangle
  • biography on www.tobias-broeker.de
  • Obituary "Death of Max Kaestl" in the Baltimore Sun from 1 November 1907, page 12
  • Obituary "In's Reich der Todten" in Der Deutsche Correspondent from 1 November 1907, page 5
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