Röntgen, Julius, 1855-1932
Julius Röntgen, b. Leipzig 1855; d. Utrecht 1932 [Name is sometimes printed Roentgen]
Dutch/German composer and pianist.
Friend of Liszt, Brahms, Grieg, Julius Stockhausen, Pablo Casals and Donald Francis Tovey.
Röntgen was Director of the Conservatoire in Amsterdam from 1918-1924
Received an Honorary Doctorate in Music in 1930 from the University of Edinburgh
In his laureation address Professor Tovey said "he [Röntgen] represented in his personality the musical life of the 19th century carried forward into the second quarter of the 20th. No man living was a more radiant source of inspiration to all the younger musicians who had the fortune to come into contact with him."
Instrument(s)/responsibility:
composer, pianoforte
Nationality:
Dutch
Concerts by Performer
| Title | Date | Venue | Professor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Tovey's Sunday Concert | Sunday, December 8, 1929 | Usher Hall | Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940 |
| Reid Orchestral Concert | Thursday, March 20, 1930 | Usher Hall | Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940 |
| Professor Tovey's Sunday Concert | Sunday, March 23, 1930 | Usher Hall | Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940 |