Ferdinand Grossmann (4 July 1887 – 5 December 1970) was an Austrian choral conductor, vocal teacher and composer. He studied music in

Linz Linz (Pronunciation: , ; ) is the capital of Upper Austria and List of cities and towns in Austria, third-largest city in Austria. Located on the river Danube, the city is in the far north of Austria, south of the border with the Czech Repub ...

. Some years later in Vienna he attended a class of conducting given by

Felix Weingartner Paul Felix Weingartner, Edler von Münzberg (2 June 1863 – 7 May 1942) was an Austrian Conducting, conductor, composer and pianist. Life and career Weingartner was born in Zadar, Zara, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Dalmatia, Austrian Empire (now ...

. In 1923 he established the

Wiener Volkskonservatorium The Wiener Volkskonservatorium was a Conservatory in Vienna established between 1923 and 1926 by Ferdinand Grossmann, Emmerich Maday, and Eduard Castle. It was dissolved in 1938 amidst financial difficulties. Among its faculty were Ferdinand G ...

. He later became the artistic director of the

Wiener Sängerknaben The Vienna Boys' Choir () is a choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other countries. The choir is a private ...

, and led the choir to gain international reputation.

External links

Ferdinand Grossmann biography
on Bach cantatas
Ferdinand Grossmann biography

1887 births 1970 deaths People from Tulln an der Donau Austrian male conductors (music) 20th-century Austrian conductors (music) 20th-century Austrian male musicians {{Austria-conductor-stub