Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01
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| OF Hanover, where his work won for him AZ
enviable reputation as a teacher OF his in
| strument In 1913 he resigned to becom,
| director OF the Conservatory OF Music II
Eisenaoh. Following the outbreak OF III,
| European war In 1914, MIR. Brill left Europe
and returned to America, He became con
nected with the Conservatory OF Drury col
| ege in Springfield, Mo, as professor Of
| violin and head OF the violin department
| from which position he resigned in the fail
Of 1915. having been induced to come tC
Omaha,
Among the pupils of MIR. Brill In Europe
were Andre Nicolini. grandson Of the
famous tenor, Nicolini. the husband OF
Adelina Patti. and George Lutter, a youns
concert violinist who has become favorably
known In Germany
Mr. Brill has established a violin school
In Omaha, aiming to give violin students a
training. equal In every respect to the
violinistic education obtainable in the musi-
cal centers of Europe.
Sigmund Landsberg. a native of Berlin.
Germany, received his first musical training
at the age OF Z. while attending the Royal
seminary Of Berlin.
From 1895 to 1899. he completed a regu-
lar course in plano, harmony, counterpoint
and composition at the famous Stern con-
servatory, experimenting this work later
with sost- graduate course at the master
school for plano and composition OF the
Royal high school OF music. Professor Fried
rich Gernsheim, Ludwig Bessler and other
famed authorities beng his advisers
Pipe organ studies were maintained dur
ing these years under the guidance Of Pro-
lessor Franz Grunicke.
As an Instructor Mr. Landsberg dates his
experience back to 1899. when he served
rs an assistant with the Stern conservatory
faculty In Berlin. At the end of the same
year he established himself as an Instructor
of piano. harmony and composition In
Omaha, where from the modest start of a
class of eighteen private pupils during the
first year. the list of his clientele steadily
increased In numbers to the extent OF nearly
800 private pupils who have at one time
or other during this period been under his
private guidance In either their plano or
theoretical studies,
As composer Of works covering a vast
variety. Mr.. Landsberg has been extremely
active and successful, His compositions ap-
pear in the catalogs of the foremost publish
ing houses Of the world. His instrumental
and vocal numbers have gained for him the
personal commentator Of some OF the most
noted concert singers and instrumental solo,
lists. As result OF his vast teaching expe-
rlence his pupils number among the most
efficient and best equipped musicians OF
Omaha and adjacent territory.
1t is Mr.. Landsberg's highest aim, not only
to assist his pupils along technical lines but
also to see to It that through his most COM
prehenstvely demonstrating lecture lessons,
the pupils conceptions OF the greatest of all
educational and entertaining arts and the
Interpretation Of Its masterpieces shall be
vastly broadened.
Henry Cox the violinist and conductor,
founder and director of the Omaha School
of Orchestra Instruments and the Omaha
symphony Study orchestra, handed us what
he termed record OF few activities when
we asked for STORY" These activities