Franz Kullak
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Franz Kullak (12 April 1844 – 9 December 1913) was a German classical pianist and composer.
Born in Berlin, Kullak, the son of Theodor Kullak, studied at his father's Neue Akademie der Tonkunst 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]
