Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf | |
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Born | Ingeborg Maria Wilhelmina Starck 24 August 1840 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Died | 17 June 1913 |
Occupation | Composer |
Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (born Ingeborg Maria Wilhelmina Starck,[1] 24 August 1840 in Saint Petersburg, died 17 June 1913 in Munich) was a Finland-Swedish and German composer.
Ingeborg Starck was the daughter of Finland-Swedish parents Margareta Åkerman and Otto Starck (originally Tarkiain[en])[clarification needed] who were living in Saint Petersburg, Russia, where her father, a court saddle-maker,[1] was involved in commerce. Her native language was Swedish.[2] Having shown musical gifts from a young age, she studied piano with Nicolas von Martinoff and Adolf Henselt, as well as composition with Constantin Decker. She completed her studies in Weimar with Franz Liszt. During a stay in Paris in 1861 her friends included composers such as Auber, Berlioz, Rossini and Wagner. In September of the same year, she married fellow pianist-composer Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff, a member of Liszt's circle whom she had met in Weimar.[3]
Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf toured Europe as a concert pianist until 1867, when she was expected to cease work due to her husband's appointment as general manager of the Royal Theatre in Hanover. She remained musically active as a composer of opera, chamber and instrumental music and a large number of songs. Earlier, she had composed a piano concerto (1863), now lost. During her lifetime her operas were successfully produced in many theatres in Germany.[3] Pieces composed by her which were popular at the time included her Kaiser Wilhelm March (1871), the Singspiel Jery und Bätely (1873) and the opera Hiarne (1891).