Franz Kullak (12 April 1844 – 9 December 1913) was a German classical pianist and composer.

Life

Born in Berlin, Kullak, the son of Theodor Kullak, studied at his father's Neue Akademie der Tonkunst [de] in Berlin, which he continued after his father's death in 1882 and dissolved in 1890.^[1][2] As a teaching work he published:

• Der erste Klavierunterricht
• Der Fortschritt im Klavierspiel
• Die Harmonie auf dem Klavier

He composed the grand opera in 5 acts Ines de Castro (Berlin 1877), a jubilee overture, piano pieces and Lieder. In addition, he arranged numerous orchestral works (among others by Mozart and Beethoven^[3]) for piano and worked as a music critic and editor.^[4][5]

Kullak died in Berlin at the age of 69.^[6]

Publications

• Der Vortrag in der Musik am Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts. F. E. C. Leuckart publisher, Leipzig 1898. Neuauflage Verlag: Kessinger Pub Co. 2010. ISBN 978-1-1677-5604-7
• Beethoven's piano-playing, with an essay on the execution of the trill: written as an introduction to a new critical edition of Beethoven's piano-forte concertos. Übersetzt aus dem Deutschen von Theodore Baker. Verlag: G. Schirmer, New York 1901
• Concert op. 19, B flat major, no. 2, with fingering and the complete orchestral accompaniment transcribed for pianoforte. Publisher: Steingräber, Leipzig 1885
• Concert D moll für Pianoforte. Publisher: Steingräber, Leipzig 1888
• Konzerte für Pianoforte / Beethoven; with fingering and the complete orchestral accompaniment transcribed for pianoforte. Publisher: Steingräber, Leipzig 1889
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concertos for the Piano. (Two Pianos, Four Hands) Verlag: G. Schirmer, New York, 1986. ISBN 978-0-7935-6499-6