Karl Franzevich Albrecht

Karl Franzevich Albrecht (Russian: Карл Францевич Альбрехт; August 27, 1807 – February 24, 1863) was a German-Russian musician and composer. He was born in Poznań. Albrecht studied with in Breslau and then worked from 1825 as a violinist in the theater in Breslau and as a conductor in Düsseldorf. In 1838 he was appointed as conductor of the Opera and the Philharmonic in St. Petersburg. Beginning in 1850 he was a singing teacher at the orphanage in Gatchina. He died in Gatchina in 1863. His son Konstantin Karlovich Albrecht (1836-1893) was a cellist and composer in Moscow.

Karl Franzevich Albrecht

Karl Franzevich Albrecht (Russian: Карл Францевич Альбрехт; August 27, 1807 – February 24, 1863) was a German-Russian musician and composer. He was born in Poznań. Albrecht studied with in Breslau and then worked from 1825 as a violinist in the theater in Breslau and as a conductor in Düsseldorf. In 1838 he was appointed as conductor of the Opera and the Philharmonic in St. Petersburg. Beginning in 1850 he was a singing teacher at the orphanage in Gatchina. He died in Gatchina in 1863. His son Konstantin Karlovich Albrecht (1836-1893) was a cellist and composer in Moscow.