Later History
The success of the Akademie encouraged the founding of a new and permanent home. This was established in 1827 in Unter den Linden and became a major Berlin concert hall, at which many famous musicians were to give concerts, including Paganini, Schumann, and Brahms. On 11 March 1829, the 20-year old Felix Mendelssohn, who was himself a pupil of Zelter, conducted here his famous revival of Bach's St Matthew Passion, a major milestone in re-establishing its composer's reputation as a founding father of European musical traditions.
In 1832 on the death of Zelter, Mendelssohn had some hopes of succeeding him, but in the event the post went to the older, mediocre, but 'safe pair of hands' of Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen (1778- 1851). Subsequent directors of the Akademie were:
- August Eduard Grell (1851-1886)
- Martin Traugott Blumner (1827-1900)
- Georg Schumann (1900-1950)
- Carl Mathieu Lange (1950-1973)
- Hans Hilsdorf (1973-1999)
- Joshard Daus (2002-2006)
- Kai-Uwe Jirka (2006- )
After the separation between East and West Berlin, the Berliner Singakademie was founded 1963 in East Berlin. This other Berliner Singakademie is a leading oratory choir in the united Berlin today.
Read more about this topic: Berlin Singakademie
Famous quotes containing the word history:
“It would be naive to think that peace and justice can be achieved easily. No set of rules or study of history will automatically resolve the problems.... However, with faith and perseverance,... complex problems in the past have been resolved in our search for justice and peace. They can be resolved in the future, provided, of course, that we can think of five new ways to measure the height of a tall building by using a barometer.”
—Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)
“English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and trying to burn down everything they ever did.”
—Malcolm Bradbury (b. 1932)