08 September 2013
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Theodore Kullak

Theodore Kullak (12 September 1818 - 1 March 1882) was a German composer and teacher, born in Krotoschin and died in Berlin. He completed his education in 1843 with Czerny in Vienna. Among his famous pupils are Hans Bischoff, Moritz Moszkowski and Xaver and Philipp Scharwenka, Alfred Grünfeld and Nikolai Rubinstein. Kullak seemed subsequently to make a speciality of teaching princes and princesses of the Royal house, as well as the offspring of many upper-class families who became aware of ...