Traugott Ochs (19 October 1854 – 28 August 1919) was a German court ''

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and conductor.

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Born in Altenfeld, Ochs made his conducting debut with the

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on 24 October 1905. He led the from 1901. From 1907 to 1910, he was ''Kapellmeister'' of the Hofkapelle and conductor of the

Loh-Orchester Sondershausen The Loh-Orchester Sondershausen is an orchestra from Sondershausen founded around 1600. It influenced Music in Germany in the 19th century by helping the music of Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt to achieve a breakthrough. Since 1991, the Loh-Orch ...

. Ochs died in Berlin aged 64.Nachruf in ''Der Deutsche'' Nr. 200 o
29 August 1919

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