Bernhard Porst (8 April 1857 – 1926''Persönliches''. In '' Zeitschrift für Musik'' 93 (1926) 10, .) was a German ''

Kapellmeister (, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...

'' and

music educator Music education is a field of practice in which educators are trained for careers as elementary or secondary music teachers, school or music conservatory ensemble directors. Music education is also a research area in which scholars do original ...

Life

Porst came from the capital and royal seat of Weimar (

Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (german: Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach) was a historical German state, created as a duchy in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach, which had been in personal union since 1741. It was rai ...

). There he first attended the Grand Ducal . From 1873 to 1876, he was at 's Orchesterschule. As one of his most advanced piano students, he was privileged to participate in the lessons of

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

. After his education, he became a music house teacher for the children of the

Landgrave Landgrave (german: Landgraf, nl, landgraaf, sv, lantgreve, french: landgrave; la, comes magnus, ', ', ', ', ') was a noble title used in the Holy Roman Empire, and later on in its former territories. The German titles of ', ' (" margrave"), ...

of Hesse. For a time, he lived in

Holstein Holstein (; nds, label= Northern Low Saxon, Holsteen; da, Holsten; Latin and historical en, Holsatia, italic=yes) is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is the southern half of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germ ...

for this purpose. Porst then worked at the theatre in

Stettin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

. After his military service he went to the theatre in Danzig. In 1883 he came to

Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as ...

music director A music(al) director or director of music is the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization. This would include the artistic director and usually chief conductor of an orchestra or concert band, the ...

of the municipal theatre, where he was responsible for operetta and

Spieloper In the 19th century, Spieloper ('opera play') was understood to mean a light opera genre, developed from Singspiel. Works typical of the genre include those by Albert Lortzing, such as ''Zar und Zimmermann'', and Otto Nicolai's ''The Merry Wives o ...

. As second ''Kapellmeister'', he then stood on the podium alongside Richard Hagel and

Egon Pollak Gustav "Egon" or "Erwin" Pollak ( he, אגון פולק, 12 November 1898 – 21 January 1981) was an Austrian-born footballer who played for the famed SC Hakoah Wien (a.k.a. Hakoah Vienna). He was also the first ever manager of the Israel natio ...

. Later he also worked as a concert conductor. In 1918, the Elberfeld Kapellmeister

Hans Knappertsbusch Hans Knappertsbusch (12 March 1888 – 25 October 1965) was a German conductor, best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner and Richard Strauss. Knappertsbusch followed the traditional route for an aspiring conductor in Ge ...

succeeded him, having previously retired for health reasons. From 1907 to 1925, as Heinrich Klesse's successor, he was director of the "Opera School". at the

University of Music and Theatre Leipzig The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig) is a public university in Leipzig (Saxony, Germany). Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssoh ...

. From 1886, Porst was married to the soprano Ottilie Andes (1864–1909).

Awards

In 1905, he was awarded the by Heinrich XXVII the hereditary prince of the

Principality of Reuss-Gera The Principality of Reuss-Gera (german: Fürstentum Reuß-Gera), called the Principality of the Reuss Junior Line (german: Fürstentum Reuß jüngerer Linie) after 1848, was a sovereign state in modern Germany, ruled by members of the House of Re ...

.''Chronik''. In ''Neue Zeitschrift für Musik'' 72 (1905) 26/27, .

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Porst, Bernhard
on BMLO {{DEFAULTSORT:Porst, Bernhard German music educators Academic staff of the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig 1857 births 1926 deaths Musicians from Weimar

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