Hermann Fliege

Hermann Fliege (9 September 1829, Stendal, Germany – 8 November 1907, St Petersburg)^[1] was a German composer and conductor. In 1882 he was appointed the first director of what would later become the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra when he was named leader of a band of 100 musicians at the court of Tsar Alexander III.^[2] He continued to hold this position until his death in 1907.

Compositions

• Eine fromme Schwester (opera)^[3]

References

1. Schuster, Bernhard, ed. (1908). Die Musik (in German). Vol. xxv. Berlin, Leipzig: Schuster & Loeffler. p. 320. OCLC 1696908.
2. Seitz, Robert, ed. (1882). Musikalisches Centralblatt (in German). Vol. 2. Leipzig: Robert Seitz. p. 373. OCLC 72814804.
3. Fliege, Hermann; O Pätel; Wilhelm Mannstädt (n.d.). Eine fromme Schwester: Singspiel in 1 Akt. Berlin: A. Kühling. OCLC 84513635.

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Preceded by none	Music Director, St Petersburg Philharmonic 1882–1907	Succeeded by Hugo Varlikh