Paul Elgers

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'''Paul Elgers''' (real name '''Wilhelm Paul Bernhard Schmidt''') (20 November 1876 – after 1927) was a German violinist and music educator.

== Life ==
Born in Berlin, Elgers was born the son of the factory owner Bernhard Schmidt and his wife Marie Zorn. He attended the . From 1895 to 1897 he received violin lessons from [[Karel Halíř]]. From 1898 to 1900 he studied violin with [[Gustav Hollaender]] and [[music theory|theory]] with [[Ludwig Bussler]] at the [[Stern Conservatory]]. In 1900 he changed to Karel Halíř and [[Joseph Joachim]] at the [[Universität der Künste Berlin]]. From 1901 to 1903 he was taught by Anton Witek in Berlin and from 1903 by Albert Geloso in Paris.

In 1902 he made his debut as a soloist with the [[Berlin Philharmonic]] under the direction of .<ref>[[Peter Muck]]: [https://ift.tt/31o5JFJ ''Die Mitglieder des Orchesters, die Programme, die Konzertreisen, Erst- und Uraufführungen''] on WordCat</ref> Schneider, [[Tutzing]] 1982, , . Until 1906 he undertook concert tours. From 1906 to 1911 he was director of the Ochs-Eichelberg Conservatory in Berlin. From 1911 to 1914 he worked as a violin pedagogue in Berlin. In 1919, [[Bruno Hinze-Reinhold]] invited him to become head of the 1st violin class at the [[Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar]].<ref>Wolfram Huschke:[https://ift.tt/2ZzzPon ''Zukunft Musik : eine Geschichte der Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar''] on WorldCat, , .</ref> After having fallen out with Hinze-Reinhold, he opened a competing violin school in Weimar with Hilde Elgers in September 1924.<ref>''Tageschronik''. In ''Die Musik'' 16 (1924) 2, .</ref> His successor at the music school was [[Max Strub]]. From 1927 Elgers worked as a teacher at the Stern' Conservatory in Berlin. In 1934 he took over a violin training class there. <ref>''Personal details''. In ''The Music'' 26 (1933/34) 1, .</ref>

Elgers, a Protestant, was married and had two children. His son (1915-1995) was a writer.

== Further reading ==
* Erich H. Müller (ed.): ''Deutsches Musiker-Lexikon''. W. Limpert-Verlag, Dresden 1929.

== References ==


== External links ==
* [https://ift.tt/2PvLGiR Paul Elgers] in der MusicSack-Datenbank





[[Category:Musicians from Berlin]]
[[Category:1876 births]]
[[Category:Date of death unknown]]
[[Category:German music educators]]
[[Category:German classical violinists]]
[[Category:Berlin University of the Arts faculty]]

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